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AIRLINER STRAYS OFF COURSE AFTER BOTH PILOTS FELL ASLEEP FOR 30 MINUTES MIDAIR

By Ronny Reyes

Published March 10, 2024
Updated March 10, 2024, 3:54 p.m. ET

Don’t fly the drowsy skies!

A sleep-deprived new father of twins and his co-pilot are accused allowing their
airliner with 159 people on board to veer off course after they both fell asleep
in the cockpit midair, officials in Indonesia said.

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Indonesia’s National Transportation Safety Committee found that Batik Air flight
BTK6723 began to divert from its flight path on Jan. 25 when both the pilot and
his first officer, who were not publicly named, dozed off for around 28 minutes,
according to a report on the incident.

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A Batik Air flight went off course after both its pilots were asleep for 28
minutes during a a two-hour and 35-minute trip. AFP via Getty Images

After reaching cruising altitude during the flight, a two-hour and 35-minute
trip from the island of South East Sulawesi to Jakarta, the 32-year-old pilot in
command asked his 28-year-old deputy for permission to sleep.

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After getting approval from his second-in-command, the captain fell asleep for
an hour, waking up briefly to ask the 28-year-old if he wanted to switch places.

After the younger first officer declined the offer, the captain went back to
sleep only to wake up 28 minutes later to find that “the aircraft was not on the
correct flight path” and his partner was napping, according to the report.

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Once the captain woke up, he was able to get the plane back on the correct path,
landing it at Jakarta. None of the passengers or employees aboard the flight
were injured as a result of the incident.

During the time both pilots were asleep, Jakarta’s air control center noted that
it had made several calls to try and contact the pilots, but they were only met
with silence.

Officials said that after interrogating the pilots, the first officer claimed he
had been busy taking care of his 1-month-old twins in his new home and has been
struggling to get enough sleep.

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The plane had veered south of its intended destination at Jakarta on Jan. 25.
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The captain and his co-pilot had been deemed fit to fly prior to the trip, with
both passing health checks and alcohol tests, according to officials.

The pilots have since been “temporarily suspended,” according to a statement
from Batik Air. The airline did not immediately respond to the Post’s request
for comment.

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Indonesia’s Transport Ministry “strongly reprimands” Batik Air over the
incident, with the government opening an investigation to find what went wrong.

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Jakarta’s air control center had made multiple calls to reach the pilots but
received no answers. Gunawan Kartapranata via WIkipedia
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“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,” Kristi said in a statement to Agence France-Presse.

The incident in Indonesia should be a lesson to regulators not to sleep on
midair napping. A survey last July from the European Cockpit Association found
that out of 6,893 pilots question, about 75% admitted to falling asleep at least
once while flying a plane.


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