EasyJet pilot ‘collapses’ mid-flight on UK-bound plane forcing emergency landing as passengers reveal ‘panic’ on board

A FLIGHT bound for Manchester was forced to make an emergency landing after the pilot collapsed mid-air.

The EasyJet passenger plane had to touch down in Greece as cabin crew screamed out for doctors to help with the medical emergency.

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The cabin crew had been serving drinks when they abandoned their trolleys and rushed to the front of the plane.

A passenger on the flight from Hurghada, Egypt, told the Manchester Evening News about the terrifying ordeal.

They said: “At first we thought this may of been a passenger as nothing much was being said other than the screams asking if anyone is medically trained, where a few passengers got up and assisted the cabin crew.”

The plane was forced to circle Athens airport before rushing down to make the emergency landing.

Emergency services were waiting and immediately began treatment of the pilot.

The flight’s passengers were then left stranded in the city.