Indonesian Transport Ministry gives Batik Air a stern warning after pilots caught sleeping in mid-flight


JAKARTA (Bernama): Indonesia's commercial airline, Batik Air, has received a stern warning from the Indonesian Transport Ministry following an incident where both the pilot and co-pilot were asleep during a flight from Southeast Sulawesi to Jakarta recently.

The ministry’s civil aviation director-general M. Kristi Endah Murni, in a statement, stated a thorough investigation would ensue, with sanctions to be determined based on the findings of the investigative team.

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