Govt to open probe after airline pilots fell asleep mid-flight

THE country’s transport ministry said that it would open a probe into local airline Batik Air after two of its pilots were found to have fallen asleep during a recent flight.

A pilot and co-pilot were simultaneously asleep for approximately 28 minutes during a flight from South East Sulawesi to Jakarta on Jan 25, a preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) said.