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What were the immediate consequences of the copilot's incapacitation on Lufthansa flight to Seville?

On February 17, 2024, a Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt to Seville experienced an incident where the copilot fainted, leaving the aircraft without a pilot for 10 minutes. The autopilot maintained stability, but the incapacitated copilot unintentionally operated controls. The captain, after multiple attempts, accessed the cockpit using an emergency code.