United Airlines passengers were “completely shocked” by a kind gesture from their pilot after being forced to take an emergency landing that delayed their flight for over seven hours. Their flight, headed to Houston from San Fransisco International Airport, took an unexpected turn less than two hours into the journey, leaving 150 passengers stuck in a New Mexico airport with no open food outlets. Soon after taking off on 13 September, the Boeing 737 Max 9 had to make an emergency stop in Albuquerque after a male passenger suffered from a medical event.
Passenger Tanya Stamos, a 44-year-old United States Navy veteran from Texas , told Fox News that a man had passed out and collapsed in the bathroom, prompting the pilot to ask if there were any medical professionals on board to help before announcing to the plane that they would be landing to seek help. The flight landed at 3.10pm local time and the passenger was taken off the plane for further medical assistance.
A short while later, all passengers were asked to disembark from the aircraft while they waited for new flight crew to arrive, causing a long delay to their journey. While the passengers were eventually given $15 (£11.30) food vouchers, Ms Stamos explained that the airport restaurants and other stores were shut by then.
At that point the pilot, who had already navigated an emergency landing, took matters into his own hands and ordered dozens of boxes of pizza. “The captain said it was a really disheartening sit.
