A British Airways co-pilot became ill midair after multiple crew members fell sick following an overnight layover in Hyderabad, India. The incident took place earlier this week on British Airways Flight BA276 from Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Airport to London Heathrow.

Crew Illness Reports Emerge

British Airways confirmed to Fox News Digital that one of its pilots became unwell during the flight, but said the aircraft continued safely to its destination and that the safety of the flight was never compromised. The crew had traveled to Hyderabad on an earlier flight and had stayed overnight there as part of their normal long-haul layover.

The pilots ate breakfast together in the hotel lounge, according to The Sun, and all of them drank bottled water provided by an outside supplier. The outlet reported that on the way back to London, the flight’s co-pilot was incapacitated and had to be put on oxygen.

The incident sparked discussion online, with some users questioning how multiple pilots could become ill at the same time. Others drew comparisons to the 1980 comedy ‘Airplane!’ which centers on a flight whose crew is incapacitated by food poisoning.

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