India, May 17 -- A flight of German carrier Lufthansa from Frankfurt to Spain went without a pilot for 10 minutes due to a fainting incident in the cockpit last year, a report suggested.

According to a report by Deutsche Presse-Agentur, the co-pilot of the flight fainted while he was alone in the cockpit.

During the flight from Frankfurt to Seville, Spain, on February 17, 2024, the co-pilot of an Airbus A321 fainted while the captain was in the restroom, dpa reported, referring to a report by the Spanish accident investigation authority CIAIAC.

The aircraft, which was carrying 199 passengers and six crew members, flew for around 10 minutes without a pilot in command of the plane, according to the report.

Lufthansa told dpa that it was...