WS661 - Incident: Westjet B737 near Winnipeg on Nov 16th 2022
Created Tuesday, Nov 22nd 2022 20:36Z, last updated Tuesday, Nov 22nd 2022 20:36Z
A Westjet Boeing 737-700, registration C-GWBN performing flight WS-661 from Toronto,ON to Calgary,AB (Canada) with 117 passengers and 5 crew, was enroute at FL360 about 110nm east of Winnipeg,MB (Canada) when one of the pilots became briefly incapacitated. A pilot travelling as passenger was utilized as a precautionary measure while the aircraft diverted to Winnipeg for a safe landing on runway 18 about 25 minutes later.
The Canadian TSB reported: "The flight landed without incident and was met at the gate by EMS. The pilot was assessed and cleared to deadhead as a passenger to CYYC."
Source: The Aviation Herald