In Indonesia, it was revealed that both pilots fell asleep simultaneously during a flight from Kendari to Jakarta. Radio contact with the aircraft, carrying 153 passengers and 6 crew members, was lost for approximately 28 minutes, during which time it deviated from its planned route. The flight was completed without incident after the pilots regained control.
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159 passengers, two sleeping pilots, a plane left to its own devices for 28 minutes at 10,000 meters altitude. How did it all hinge on a simple awakening? The chilling account of a flight that could have turned into a tragedy.
In Indonesia, it was revealed that both pilots fell asleep simultaneously during a flight from Kendari to Jakarta. Radio contact with the aircraft, carrying 153 passengers and 6 crew members, was lost for approximately 28 minutes, during which time it deviated from its planned route. The flight was completed without incident after the pilots regained control.