Pilot and co-pilot unresponsive for nearly 30 minutes, prompting review of country’s night flight operation
Two Indonesian pilots fell asleep for almost 30 minutes mid-flight, an investigation has revealed.
The transport ministry “strongly reprimands” Batik Air over the incident, said the air transport director general, Maria Kristi Endah Murni, who called for airlines to pay more attention to their aircrew’s rest time. The co-pilot then took over command of the aircraft, but also inadvertently fell asleep, the report said.
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