Pilots fell asleep Ethiopian Airlines flight fails to land on time

The pilot and co-pilot of an Ethiopian Airlines flight fell asleep during the flight and could not land as scheduled.

 The British newspaper The Independent reported on Friday that the incident occurred when the pilot and co-pilot were on duty on flight ET 343 from Sudan to Ethiopia.

The Boeing 737, which was at an altitude of 37,000 feet before landing, had to descend to reach the runway, but when the plane maintained its altitude, air traffic control sounded the alarm. Operators attempted to contact the pilot and co-pilot but were unsuccessful. After overshooting its intended destination, Boeing's autopilot system activated and sounded the alarm, waking both pilots.

After 25 minutes, the plane landed safely and stood for about two and a half hours until the next flight took off. In this regard, aviation expert Alex Machers said in a tweet that "pilot fatigue is nothing new, and continues to be a threat to aviation safety at the international level."Another Twitter user said, "Hopefully both pilots will be fired and aviation authorities will investigate the airline's crew's duty hours." Thank God that there was no accident. In May this year, there was also an incident when the pilot of Italy's ITA Airways fell asleep on a flight from New York to Rome. He was fired.