ShortHand: Helios 522 - ‘The Ghost Plane’
When two fighter jets came to check on the unresponsive Helios Flight 522, they were stunned at what they saw: all 115 passengers, lying motionless in their seats. Even worse – the pilot’s seat was empty, and the co-pilot lay slumped over the control panel. The commercial plane was drifting along at 34,000 feet, on autopilot – and fuel was running out.
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Sources
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2006/dec/19/theairlineindustry.travel
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/19/in-2005-helios-flight-522-crashed-into-a-greek-hillside-was-it-because-one-man-forgot-to-flip-a-switch
Fourth cabin crew member mentioned in this article only: https://www.dawn.com/news/152484/mystery-surrounds-tragedy-in-greece
https://admiralcloudberg.medium.com/lost-souls-of-grammatiko-the-crash-of-helios-airways-f
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_the_Boeing_737
The Ghost Flight | Full Documentary | Helios Flight 522 | 2005
https://www.youtube.com/embed/68h8C39hL_w
Hypoxia:
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/322803
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypoxia_(medicine)
Podcasts
https://taketotheskypodcast.com/helios-airways-flight-522/
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-tragedy-of-helios-flight-522/id1503540842?i=1000539257038