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Indonesia opens inquiry after pilots fell asleep for almost 30 minutes on flight carrying 153 people

Pilot and co-pilot unresponsive for nearly 30 minutes, prompting review of country’s night flight operation

The Batik Air flight was travelling from South East Sulawesi to the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, on 25 January, a preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) said. Twenty-eight minutes after the last recorded transmission, the pilot woke up and realised his co-pilot was asleep and that the aircraft was not on the correct flight path. KNKT urged Batik Air to conduct regular cockpit checks and ensure that pilots and cabin crew were rested before their flights.

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