Polish Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8: Such a plane had to stop in Italy. (archive image)Image: www.imago-images.de
July 23, 2026, 2:53 p.mJuly 23, 2026, 2:53 p.m
Because of the pilot’s health problems, a passenger plane operated by the Polish airline Lot had to stop over in Italy in the middle of the night on its return flight from Mallorca.
The Boeing 737 Max 8 plane was on its way from the Spanish holiday island to Warsaw when the pilot felt sick. The crew therefore raised the alarm shortly after 4 a.m. The plane then landed at Milan-Malpensa Airport about half an hour later, the airport announced. According to Lot, there were six crew members and 189 passengers on board.
Doctors, paramedics and firefighters were already waiting on the ground. According to initial information, the pilot was able to be treated without the need for major interventions. Nobody was injured. It was initially unclear whether the plane had to make a longer stopover in Milan or whether it could continue on to Warsaw. There was initially no more precise information about the number of passengers on board. (sda/dpa)