At 36,000 feet, a plane carrying 153 passengers drifted off course after an unexpected 28-minute lapse by both the pilots
- Image: Chaideer Mahyuddin/CNNAn Airbus A320 carrying 153 passengers was cruising towards Jakarta when an extraordinary lapse in the cockpit left neither pilot awake to monitor the aircraft.
- Both pilots on the Batik Air flight fell asleep at the same time for about 28 minutes, during which the aircraft drifted away from its intended route.
- The incident occurred on 25 January 2024, during a two-hour-and-35-minute flight from Kendari in South East Sulawesi to Jakarta.
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- Image: Chaideer Mahyuddin/CNNAn Airbus A320 carrying 153 passengers was cruising towards Jakarta when an extraordinary lapse in the cockpit left neither pilot awake to monitor the aircraft.
- Both pilots on the Batik Air flight fell asleep at the same time for about 28 minutes, during which the aircraft drifted away from its intended route.
- The incident occurred on 25 January 2024, during a two-hour-and-35-minute flight from Kendari in South East Sulawesi to Jakarta.
Sources: Times of India