A Saudi Arabian Airlines co-pilot found himself in an unenviable position earlier this week, having to land a passenger jet single-handed after his captain died moments before arrival in Riyadh.
Captain Walid bin Mohammed Al Mohammed suffered a major heart attack on Monday as he was trying to land his plane, which was carrying up to 220 passengers, the Daily Mail reported. Despite the best efforts of the cabin crew to administer first aid, the coronary proved fatal.
Co-pilot Rami Ben Ghazi radioed air officials on the ground to let them know of the situation, and asked to have rescue personnel and an ambulance on standby, the Arab News reported. The captain was pronounced dead upon arrival at King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital.
The plane had departed from the town of Bisha in southern Saudi Arabia some two hours earlier.
The Mail quoted a spokesman for the state-owned airline as saying Wednesday that, “The aircraft and the passengers were not in danger for a moment as the co-pilot managed to land safely.”
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My condolence to the family of the late pilot,may God grant them the fortitude to bear the loss. And kudos to the first officer(co- pilot) Rami Ben Ghazi, the holy book says “whatsoever your hands find doing, do it well” i believe that portion of the scripture actually played out. Imagine what would have become of the lives of 220 souls on board. Thumbs up bro.