The picture shows the Airbus A319 of Tibet Airlines.
(Data map) Photo by He Penglei
China News Service, Lhasa, December 23 (Zhang Wei) On December 23, Tibet Airlines Co., Ltd. ("Tibet Airlines") confirmed that a captain of the company suddenly felt unwell during the flight mission and was sent to a doctor after landing. Died.
A source from Tibet Airlines who did not want to be named stated that the aircraft was only 39 years old and had outstanding flight skills, experience, and attitude. As a flight instructor in his fleet, "it is the golden age of civil aviation pilots. It is a shame. Up."
It is reported that on December 21, when flying Tibet Airlines flight TV9820 (Jiangsu Nanjing = Sichuan Chengdu), the captain felt unwell, and the second captain took over the flight mission (the flight was operated by two captains).
In the early morning of December 22, the Airbus A319 aircraft landed at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport. The captain was sent to a doctor and was pronounced dead.
The picture shows a screenshot of Tibet Airlines flight TV9820 (Jiangsu Nanjing = Sichuan Chengdu) on December 21st.
The above-mentioned sources said that civil aviation pilots have extremely strict routine medical examination systems, and senior pilots are more strictly self-disciplined. The captain loves life and has a cheerful personality. "He was a very good colleague. (His death) was too sudden. I still don’t want to believe this is true."
Tibet Airlines is China’s first high-altitude airline. Its operating base is Lhasa Gonggar International Airport. The company is currently handling the aftermath.
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