one of them consulted with the children before work

In Indonesia, during a night flight, the pilots of the plane did not communicate for half an hour because they fell asleep.

According to the report of the National Security Committee, there were 153 passengers and 4 flight attendants on board the plane, which was traveling from Southeast Sulawesi to the capital of Indonesia, Jakarta. writes The Guardian.

The report said that on January 25, about 90 minutes after the Airbus A320 took off, the captain asked his co-pilot for a short rest and the request was granted.

The co-pilot assumed command of the plane, but also fell asleep unintentionally, the report said.

A few minutes after the last communication with the co-pilot, the control center in Jakarta tried to contact the plane, but did not receive a response.

Twenty-eight minutes after the last message, the pilot woke up and realized that his colleague was asleep and the plane was flying on the wrong trajectory.

The man woke up his colleague and adjusted the flight path.

After the incident, the plane landed successfully, none of the passengers were injured.

According to investigators, both pilots are Indonesians aged 32 and 28.

Later it became known that one of them did not rest properly the night before work.

“Co-pilot and captain’s assistant – father one-month-old twins. His wife took care of the babies and he helped her when he was at home.” – noted in the report of the National Security Committee.

In total, the flight lasted two hours and 35 minutes.

Both pilots were temporarily suspended from work.

As a result, the Ministry of Transport of Indonesia “issued a severe reprimand” to Batik Air, which owns the plane.

Director General of Air Transport Maria Christie Endach Murney called on airlines to pay more attention to crew rest.

We used to reportedthat in New Zealand passengers will be weighed before boarding the plane.