Two Indonesian pilots suspended after falling asleep in cockpit

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Flight 6723 was Jakarta-bound with 153 passengers when the pilot and co-pilot failed to respond to air traffic control.

The pilot and co-pilot were simultaneously asleep for approximately 28 minutes during a Batik Air flight from Sulawesi to Jakarta in January.

Flight 6723 was on its way to Jakarta from Kendari in Sulawesi on Jan 25 with 153 passengers on board whenThey were trying to contact the Airbus A320 after it failed to follow the designated route and headed past Jakarta towards the Indian Ocean. In the previous leg from Jakarta to Kendari, the pilot suggested that the second officer “take a rest” as he was aware that the SIC did not get a proper rest. “The SIC rested in the cockpit and slept for about 30 minutes,” the report said.

 

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