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DUBAI, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- An Etihad Airways aircraft headed to Amsterdam from Abu Dhabi was forced to make an emergency landing in Kuwait after the pilot died during flight, Dubai-based news channel Al Arabiya reported.
Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), was quoted as saying that the aircraft was diverted safely to Kuwait International Airport.
"Etihad Airways is saddened to report the death of one of its pilots on-board flight EY 927, a freighter service from Abu Dhabi to Amsterdam. After the captain became incapacitated early in the flight, the First Officer issued an emergency call and safely diverted the aircraft to Kuwait," the report quoted the carrier as saying.
