An experienced British Airways captain, who was supposed to fly from Cairo to London Heathrow, collapsed in a crew hotel and subsequently died. The pilot suffered a heart attack. The pilot is said to have first noticed in his room that something was wrong with him. Under his own steam, he managed to get to the foyer of the accommodation and ask for help. At this point, he is said to have already suffered a cardiac arrest and collapsed as a result. The captain's colleagues who were present are said to have carried out immediate first aid and resuscitation measures. Unfortunately, all efforts were in vain, because the BA veteran has died. The emergency doctor who arrived could only confirm the pilot's death. An unnamed BA employee spoke to the British newspaper "Sun" critically about the company's practice of increasingly putting older pilots, who are actually already retired, back into the cockpit. The carrier is said to be trying to counteract the acute shortage of personnel. The source is also quoted as saying: "This has shocked BA. It is unthinkable if he had suffered a heart attack at an altitude of 30.000 feet." The BA captain who died in Cairo was not flown back to the United Kingdom on the Airbus A321 that he was supposed to have commanded. The reason for this is said to be that there was not enough space to transport his coffin. There was also the temporary problem that the crew was not complete due to the death. For this reason, another crew member was flown in on a Boeing 787. On the return flight, the deceased flew his last flight.