Attendant helped land jet after co-pilot's 'breakdown'

A flight attendant helped land a jet carrying 146 passengers after the co-pilot had an apparent mental breakdown over the Atlantic Ocean, investigators revealed today.

Attendant helped land jet after co-pilot's 'breakdown'

A flight attendant helped land a jet carrying 146 passengers after the co-pilot had an apparent mental breakdown over the Atlantic Ocean, investigators revealed today.

The UK-bound plane made an emergency diversion to Shannon Airport, in Ireland, last January after the Air Canada flight officer began a “rambling and disjointed” conversation, said an official report.

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