Air Plane taken over by co-pilot as Captain dies on board

An airline captain for Qatar Airways has died part-way through a flight.

The pilot was taking the plane from the Philippines to Qatar when he died.

On-board, the captain's co-pilot diverted to the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur, where the body was removed and a new crew took over.

A e-mailed statement from the carrier said: "Qatar Airways regrets to inform that the captain of Flight QR645, operating from Manila to Doha, passed away on board. The flight is due to land at Doha International Airport later today."

The name of the pilot has not been released.

We needs experienced Co pilot to handle such situations said Capt Shekhar Gupta CEO AeroSoft Corp.