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Poor Sleepy Pilots!

Posted on 13th March 2024

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As if there had not been enough air safety incidents lately, now the BBC reports on a case from Indonesia in which both the pilot and copilot fell asleep for 28 minutes during the flight.

The pilot told his copilot that he needed to rest, and took a nap; this is not meant to happen on short-haul flights. The copilot then also fell asleep. Air-traffic control were unable to raise anyone on the flight-deck during the naps.

"Our lives in their hands!"