Delta Flight DL437 Diverts to Detroit After Captain Falls Ill in Cockpit

A Delta Air Lines flight traveling from Los Angeles to Boston diverted to Detroit after the captain became seriously ill in the cockpit.

Flight DL437 declared a medical emergency and was given priority clearance for an expedited landing at Detroit Metropolitan Airport.

During communications with air traffic control, the captain reportedly came on the radio himself and told the controller: “I’m the one who’s ill.”

The aircraft diverted safely to Detroit, where medical assistance was expected to meet the flight after landing.

Further details about the captain’s condition were not immediately available.