Created Wednesday, Jul 1st 2026 18:36Z, last updated Wednesday, Jul 1st 2026 18:36Z
A Wizz Air Malta Airbus A321-200N, registration 9H-WMC performing flight W4-1686 from Catania (Italy) to Gdansk (Poland), was enroute at FL350 north of Bratislava (Slovakia) when the captain decided to turn the aircraft around and divert to Bratislava due to the first officer becoming incapacitated. The aircraft landed safely on Bratislava's runway 31 about 25 minutes later. Medical services assisted the first officer, who refused transport to the hospital.
The airline reported the health condition of one of the flight crew deteriorated during the flight, the captain diverted the aircraft to Bratislava where medical services provided assistance to the affected crew member.
Slovak Medical Services reported the 25 year old man with gastritis refused transport to the hospital.
The aircraft was able to continue the flight about 100 minutes after landing and reached Gdansk with a delay of about 3:15 hours.
