GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- An Allegiant Air flight destined for Punta Gorda instead had to make an emergency stop in north Florida due to a pilot illness.
According to Gainesville Fire, the Airbus 320 plane landed safely at Gainesville Airport and emergency medical responders were on scene treating a pilot for a seizure.
The flight left Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport on Thursday morning bound for Punta Gorda.
Instead crews were forced to land in Gainesville at 8:39 a.m.
The flight was rescheduled to leave Gainesville at 1 p.m. and arrive in Punta Gorda at 1:35 p.m.
Incident update: At GNV airport to Airbus 320 landed safely. GFR and ACFR emergency medical responders treating the pilot. pic.twitter.com/4nKD8TDx0F
— Gainesville Fire (@GFR1882) May 31, 2018
