Read previewThe captain and copilot of a domestic flight in Indonesia carrying 153 people fell asleep for nearly 30 minutes, a report published by Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) said.
Around 45 minutes later, the captain woke up and offered to let the copilot, 28, rest, but they declined, and the captain fell back asleep.
AdvertisementThe first officer spent roughly the next 20 minutes communicating with air traffic controllers and flight attendants before they "inadvertently" also fell asleep, per the report.
After waking them, the captain answered another pilot's call and air traffic controllers, claiming they had suffered a "radio communication problem."
According to the KNKT report, the second in command had not rested sufficiently the night before the flight.
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Service, Indonesia's National Transportation Safety, Business, Air, Indonesian
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Indonesia, Kendari, Indonesian, Southeast Sulawesi, Jakarta