Pilot FAINTS mid-flight forcing 747 into U-turn at 30,000ft & emergency landing while stewards tried to revive captain

A JUMBO jet packed with passengers was forced to make a terrifying emergency landing when the captain fainted shortly after taking off.

Lufthansa flight LH463 had just departed Miami, Florida, heading for Frankfurt in Germany.

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A Lufthansa 747 was forced to make a terrifying landing after the pilot fainted[/caption]

But right after leaving the tarmac, the pilot fainted at the controls.

He was rushed to a crew lounge on the plane where two flight attendants provided first aid.

Control of the Boeing 747-8 was given to the plane’s co-pilot who decided to make a U-turn at 30,000 feet due to the weather and being a pilot down.

The flight made an unscheduled landing at Montreal in Canada more than 1,500 miles away.

Details of the mid-air emergency on 19th January emerged in German media after appearing in the flight trade magazine Aviation Herald.

It is currently unclear what caused the captain to faint and there have been no updates on his condition at the time of writing.

Lufthansa flight LH463 had just departed Miami before the captain fainted (stock image)

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