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The Sun has reached out to Air France for comment.
The 59-year-old had worked for the airline since 2007 and had passed a medical examination in March, the flag carrier said.
Pilot İlçehin Pehlivan fainted during the 12-hour flight forcing the other pilots on board to head off course to New York’s JFK.
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Plane tracking website FlightRadar24 shows the aircraft flying north over Canada, before turning around over Baffin Island.
A PASSENGER has tragically died onboard an Air France flight while returning from a trip to Paris.