Batik Air pilots fell asleep mid-flight

[OMyMyOHellYes]

We were not allowed to fly on domestic carriers while in Indonesia on business back in the last millennia.

 

[Dan]

Seems to be an opportunistic dog pile going on here

'More than half' of pilots have slept while flying

More than half of pilots have fallen asleep while in charge of a plane, a survey by a pilots' union suggests.

www.bbc.co.uk

So it happens also in Europe.

 

[Joneill]

So it happens also in Europe.

I'm sure it happens everywhere. Easily fixed with eye monitoring systems like some cars already have - i'm actually surprised they have not added this as it would be quite easy to fall asleep when at cruise altitude and the plane is on full autopilot and the crew is just monitoring instruments.

 

[Searcaigh]

We were not allowed to fly on domestic carriers while in Indonesia on business back in the last millennia.

So no domestic travel at all?

I've flown LionAir and booked on Batik Air to Komodo next month once I arrive on Bali

 

[DownUnderwater Dan]

Seems to be an opportunistic dog pile going on here

'More than half' of pilots have slept while flying

More than half of pilots have fallen asleep while in charge of a plane, a survey by a pilots' union suggests.

www.bbc.co.uk

Thanks for sharing

 

[OMyMyOHellYes]

So no domestic travel at all?

I've flown LionAir and booked on Batik Air to Komodo next month once I arrive on Bali

Had to use the train system from Jakarta across Java.

 

[noserider]

Indo going to indo.

I sweat bullets, on any flight east of Europe.

Is that because the pilots aren’t all white and speak funny languages?

I am very concerned flying US carriers, aged aircraft. Aged air crews, aged engineering professionals and a preference for Boeing planes. Although saying that Indo airlines are the ones I avoid, even Garuda was banned from European airspace for years as they did not meet European standards.

 

[JonnieB]

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