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United Airlines says flight diverted because of ill crew member

A United Airlines flight from Houston to San Francisco was rerouted to Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Tuesday when a crew member became ill, the airline said.

United said in a statement that the crew member was unable to continue on the flight and received assistance. CNN reported that the crew member was the co-pilot, who was able to walk off the plane.

After stopping in Albuquerque, the plane continued on to San Francisco, United said. The incident came one day after an American Airlines pilot died in the cockpit during a flight.

United Airlines is part of United Continental Holdings Inc.

American Airlines pilot was 1 of 8 US pilots to die in flight since 1994 SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- The American Airlines pilot who died yesterday was one of only eight pilots to die mid-flight in the past 21 years. Michael Johnston, the captain of American Airlines flight 550, was the eighth pilot to die during a flight since 1994, said the Federal Aviation Administration. The pilots died during flights, not during crashes or accidents, said the FAA. The FAA doesn't keep track of how pilots die in flight.