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Two plane pilots reportedly failed to land in an airport runaway after falling asleep while flying 37,000 feet in the air during a flight from Sudan to Ethiopia.
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-800 en route from Khartoum to Addis Ababa missed its destination “when the pilot fell asleep,” reports said. aviation heraldAir traffic control at Ethiopia’s Addis Ababa airport attempted to contact the pilot who failed to land on August 15.
When the pilot finally woke up, the plane landed on the runway on its second approach 25 minutes later, the report said. The maximum capacity of the aircraft is his 154 people.
According to the BBC, the entire crew has taken leave and is under investigation.
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“We have received reports indicating that Ethiopian Airlines flight ET343, en route from Khartoum to Addis Ababa on 15 August 2022, temporarily lost communication with Addis Ababa air traffic control,” Ethiopian Airlines said in a statement on Friday. Stated. The flight then landed safely after communication was restored. The crew was removed from the operation pending further investigation.
“Appropriate corrective action will be taken based on the findings of the investigation. Safety has always been and will remain our top priority,” the statement said.
Reactions on social media expressed sympathy for the pilots, with some suggesting they had grueling work schedules that were exhausting. Many, including Machelas, think the incident was “extremely disturbing.”
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“A timely reminder that pilot fatigue is widespread and widespread, a problem across the airline spectrum, sometimes systemic, and posing a major threat to aviation safety,” Machelas tweeted. did.
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