An Air Canada Express flight from Newark to Halifax diverted to Boston after the captain suffered a medical emergency and was removed from the flight deck, leaving the first officer to land the aircraft safely.
Air Canada flight AC7664 was traveling from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) on Wednesday afternoon with 61 passengers onboard. The aircraft, a De Havilland Dash 8-400, departed Newark around 12:39 p.m. and diverted to Boston Logan International Airport after the captain became incapacitated.
Air Canada confirmed the incident in a statement:
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