A passenger on the flight told NBC Bay Area that the remaining pilot and crew members appeared stunned, calling the incident "shocking and unnerving."

The San Francisco Bay Area is having its coldest summer in decades, meteorologists say. But 'you have to be careful what you wish for.'

The passenger suffered a medical emergency while the plane was mid-air, Turkish Airlines told The Independent in a statement.

The airport historically known as Oakland International Airport will now be called Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport, Oakland's Board of Port Commissioners decided. The name change is the port's latest attempt to tweak the airport's name to include San Francisco Bay in the airport's title.