Trending Desk · Business · 2026-08-20
Both pilots fell asleep at 36,000 feet: How an Airbus A320 with 157 passengers flew unwatched for nearly 30 minutes
Both pilots of an Airbus A320 carrying 157 passengers fell asleep for 28 minutes while flying at 36,000 feet from Kendari to Jakarta. The aircraft remained on autopilot but drifted from its assigned route before the captain woke up, corrected the course and resumed communication with air traffic con... Both pilots of an Airbus A320 carrying 157 passengers fell asleep for 28 minutes while flying at 36,000 feet from Kendari to Jakarta. The aircraft remained on autopilot but drifted from its assigned route before the captain woke up, corrected the course and resumed communication with air traffic control. The incident
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