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Jet2 flight diverts to Porto after pilot suspected heart attack

Published 24 May 2026

A Jet2 flight from Tenerife to Birmingham was forced to make an emergency landing in Portugal late Thursday night after the pilot suffered a suspected heart attack at 30,000 feet. The aircraft, carrying 220 passengers, touched down in Porto at 2:11 a.m.

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