Ridiculous Reason For Flight Delays Right Before Takeoff

Emergency Midair

A Travel writer who was on a flight to Orange County presumably took off on time, but had to be canceled in midair when one of the pilots suffered a heart attack. Because there legally needs to be two pilots on every flight, flight attendants raced to find a replacement.

Let’s admit it who would randomly ask someone on a plane “Do you know how to fly a plane?’ Is something they actually say?” One of the passengers said (At least we can joke about it now because that sounds TERRIFYING.)

Emergency Midair

Someone did, in fact, know how to fly a plane, and an air force pilot helped land the craft in Omaha. Luckily, everything worked out: The pilot was fine, and the airline gave all of the passengers first-class flights to Orange County.