CNN —Indonesia’s transport ministry will launch an investigation after two Batik Air pilots fell asleep during a recent flight, according to state news agency Antara, citing the ministry’s civil aviation director-general M Kristi Endah Murni.
The flight, BTK6723, lasted two hours and 35 minutes, and successfully landed in Jakarta, according to Antara and the preliminary report.
Around 90 minutes into the flight, the second-in-command then “inadvertently fell asleep,” according to the report.
Around 28 minutes after the last recorded transmission, the pilot-in-command woke up and realized the plane was not in the correct flight path.
The preliminary report detailed that the pilot-in-command told the ACC that the flight had experienced a “radio communication problem” that had been resolved.
Persons:
Antara, Kristi Endah Murni, “, ” Murni
Organizations:
CNN, National Transportation Safety, ACC, Air
Locations:
Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, Jakarta, ”, Indonesia