easyJet: Pilot dislocates shoulder mid-flight & makes emergency stop in Faro | Travel News | Travel

A bizarre cockpit incident meant that passengers en route to Agadir, Morocco experienced a slight change of plans when they touched down in Faro, Portugal.

An easyJet pilot was unable to complete the journey after dislocating his shoulder mid-flight.

Holidaymakers were two hours into the three-and-a-half-hour flight on April 10 when they were told they would be diverting.

An in-flight announcement told them that there had been an emergency onboard.

But it wasn’t a passenger who needed medical assistance – it was the pilot.

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A spokesperson for easyJet said that the nature of the injury could not be disclosed due to medical confidentiality.

However, a source at Faro airport said the easyJet captain had suffered a dislocated shoulder.

The captain was unable to continue flying as he was in extreme pain.

Flight data shows that the Airbus A320 went into a sudden descent at over 5,000ft per minute once the request to land had been made to air traffic controllers.

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“Unfortunately, the diversion meant the crew reached their maximum legal operating hours and so the flight was delayed overnight and departed the following day.”

They concluded: “easyJet did everything possible to minimise the disruption for our passengers, providing hotel rooms and meals where required.

“The safety and wellbeing of our passengers and crew is always easyJet’s highest priority. Whilst this was outside of our control, we would like to apologise to customers for the inconvenience caused and thank them for their patience and understanding.”

Express.co.uk have contacted easyJet for comment.