CX170 PER - HKG pilot incapacitated

[Melburnian1]

Others can discuss this better than me, but one fact of interest is that the CX A359 has 280 seats in total so given 270 were on board and some seats may be blocked, interesting to see it was basically full:

Passengers asked for help as captain incapacitated on flight from Australia

One question: is there no third flight crew member on board this CXi flight? Time in the air is typically seven hours.

 

[AIRwin]

There had been a similar incident:

Two Cathay captains lose eyesight on flights, sparking probes

Two Cathay Pacific Airways captains suffered loss of eyesight on separate flights earlier this year, forcing their co-pilots to take command of their aircraft and issue urgent calls to air traffic control before landing safely, Hong Kong's aviation...

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