Created Sunday, Oct 23rd 2022 15:32Z, last updated Sunday, Oct 23rd 2022 15:32Z
An Austrian Airlines Boeing 767-300, registration OE-LAZ performing flight OS-87 from Vienna (Austria) to New York JFK,NY (USA), was climbing through about FL260 out of Vienna when the captain stopped the climb after the first officer became incapacitated and returned the aircraft to Vienna for a safe landing on runway 34 about 40 minutes after departure.

The rotation OS-87/88 was cancelled.

The airline confirmed the aircraft returned to Vienna due to a medical problem involving a member of the crew.

According to information The Aviation Herald received, the crew member was the first officer.

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