Two pilots fell asleep on a flight over Indonesia.
Two pilots fell asleep on a flight in Indonesia
The worrying incident happened on a Batik Air internal flight on January 25 as both co-pilots - a 28-year-old man and a 32-year-old man - dozed off for approximately 28 minutes.
A preliminary report from Indonesia's Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) revealed that the pair found that the plane was "not on the correct flight path" when they woke up.
According to the report, both pilots were sleeping for around 241 miles but were able to land the aircraft - which was carrying 153 passengers - safely in Jakarta.
Indonesia's civil aviation director Maria Kristi Endah Murni has "strongly reprimanded" Batik Air over the incident.
She said: "We will carry out an investigation and review of the night flight operation in Indonesia related with Fatigue Risk Management for Batik Air and all flight operators."