China News Agency, Lhasa, December 23 (Zhang Wei) Tibet Airlines Co., Ltd. issued a notice on the 23rd, stating that on the 21st, a captain of the company's TV9820 (Jiangsu Nanjing = Sichuan Chengdu) flight felt unwell during the flight mission. After the flight landed, he was sent to a doctor and died.
Tibet Airlines Co., Ltd. confirmed to a reporter from China News Agency that the captain was 39 years old and was indeed unwell during the flight mission, and another captain of the flight performed the follow-up mission (the flight was double The captain operated) and landed safely at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport at 0:25 on the 22nd. The company is currently handling the aftermath.
Tibet Airlines is China's first high-altitude airline, operating from Lhasa Gonggar International Airport.
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