Caught sleeping on the job: Indonesian pilots suspended after dozing off mid-flight

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Two pilots have landed in hot water after they were caught sleeping on the job on a night commercial flight they were operating. After they dozed off on a Batik Air flight on Jan 25, which carried 153 passengers and four crew members, the plane veered off course. The pilots are now suspended while Indonesia's transport ministry carries out an...

PHOTO: Facebook/Batik AirTwo pilots have landed in hot water after they were caught sleeping on the job on a night commercial flight they were operating.

The pilots are now suspended while Indonesia's transport ministry carries out an investigation, according to a report by the National Transportation Safety Commission.as a 32-year-old Indonesian and his second-in-command as a 28-year-old Indonesian who felt his sleep quality had "degraded" after waking up several times to help his wife take care of his one-month-old twin babies.

He then asked the other pilot if he wanted to rest. When the latter declined, the captain dozed off again.

 

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