Unusual accident: Two airline pilots fell asleep simultaneously for half an hour while flying with nearly 160 people on board

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Indonesia’s Ministry of Transport announced on Saturday it was opening an investigation against the airline Batik Air, after the news became public. The two pilots of one of their planes fell asleep during the flight with around 160 people on board.

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The accident occurred on January 25, when the pilot and co-pilot fell asleep simultaneously for about 28 minutes during a flight from Sulawesi – in northern Indonesia – to Jakarta, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board (KNKT). (with his initials in Indonesian).

The accident caused a series of navigation errorsbut the 153 passengers and four flight attendants on the Airbus A320 were unharmed during the two-hour and 35-minute journey.

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According to the KNKT report, published at the end of February, one of the pilot projects I hadn’t rested properly the night before on the fly

Half an hour after takeoff, The captain asked the co-pilot for permission to rest.who took the controls of the device but also ended up falling asleep, leaving the plane to fly through the instruments.

Twenty-eight minutes after the last recorded broadcast, The pilot woke up, realized that his co-pilot was sleeping and that the plane was not following the correct flight path. Immediately, given the urgency of the situation, he remedied it after waking up his partner and answering calls from Jakarta.

The Batik Air airline and an unusual accident.The Batik Air airline and an unusual accident.

On Saturday, Batik Air said in a statement that it was “operating with appropriate rest regulations” and was “committed to implementing all safety recommendations.”

The pilots involved in the accident have been temporarily suspended, the company added.

The Transport Ministry “strongly rebukes” Batik Air for the accident, Air Transport Director General Kristi Endah Murni said, while asked airlines to pay more attention to the rest of their crews.

“We will conduct an investigation and review of night flight operations in Indonesia in relation to fatigue risk management for Batik Air and all flight operators,” Kristi said in a statement.

Investigators did not identify the pilots, but indicated that they were both Indonesian, aged 32 and 28.

KNKT urged Batik Air to create detailed procedures to ensure pilots and crew are adequately rested before their flights.

Source: Clarin

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