Look, flying is already stressful enough, but what happened on Air Canada Flight AC7664 on Wednesday is next-level crazy. A flight from Newark to Halifax carrying 61 passengers had to make an emergency landing in Boston because the captain had a sudden medical emergency midair. The crew had to literally drag the captain out of the cockpit, leaving the first officer to fly and land the De Havilland Q400 turboprop all by his lonesome. That is some real-life movie stuff right there, no cap.

The regional flight was being run by PAL Airlines for Air Canada when things went completely sideways. In the middle of the flight, the captain went down with some undisclosed medical issue. Standard protocol says you gotta get him out of the cockpit immediately, which left the co-pilot with a massive problem. He had to assume sole control of the whole aircraft, keep his cool, and divert the plane to Boston's Logan International Airport, landing at 1:37 p.m. local time.

Of course, the corporate suits at Air Canada immediately started talking that smooth PR talk, telling everyone not to worry because their pilots are 'fully trained' to fly and land without a second pilot. But let's keep it 100—having to land a commercial turboprop by yourself with 61 lives on your shoulders is a whole different level of pressure. The co-pilot held it down and brought everyone home safe, and that deserves some serious respect.

When they hit the tarmac in Boston, Massport Fire Rescue and Boston EMS were already waiting. They rushed to the plane to take care of the captain and took him straight to a local hospital. The airline hasn't said what went wrong with the captain's health, but you already know everybody on that plane was praying. The passengers ended up stuck in Boston while Air Canada scrambled to get them new flights to Halifax. Talk about a major detour.

This ain't the first time Air Canada has been in the news for some wild situations lately. Just back in March, one of their jets collided with a Port Authority fire truck right on the runway at LaGuardia Airport in New York. And let's not forget the incident where people were hearing screams coming from underneath a taxiing Air Canada plane. It feels like every time you look at the news, something crazy is happening in the skies.

On top of that, the FAA is currently investigating all kinds of close calls, like planes having to pull up and do go-arounds because another aircraft was sitting on an intersecting runway. The whole system is looking stressed out, and regular people are the ones who have to sit in those seats and hope the crew has everything under control.

At the end of the day, this situation could have ended so much worse. It shows you why having well-trained, professional people on the flight deck is so important. When things go left, you need a crew that knows how to handle business without panicking.

Shout out to that first officer for keeping his head on straight and bringing those 61 passengers down safely. Hopefully, the captain makes a full recovery, and Air Canada starts getting their operations together before the next crisis hits.

Sources: * Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) - Pilot Medical Emergency Guidelines * Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) - Logan Airport Dispatch Records * Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) - Commercial Aviation Incident Reports