Indonesia’s Ministry of Transport will launch an investigation into Batik Air following an incident in which two pilots on board a domestic flight fell asleep at the same time in full swing late last January.

In a statement to state news agency Antara, Transport Ministry Director-General Kristi Enda Murni said her agency would investigate and “I will consider night flights in Indonesia. on the management of fatigue risks by Batik Air and other air operators.”

Murney stressed that airlines should pay attention to your crew’s rest time in order not to reduce the level of combat readiness, and explained that the crew of flight BTK6723, on which the events occurred on January 25, will not be able to fly while the incident is being investigated.

“Any sanction will be imposed according to the report made research group – he emphasized.

The incident occurred on January 25 during a flight from Kendari, eastern Indonesia, to the capital Jakarta. without 153 passengers and four flight attendants. who were on board the Airbus 320 of Batik Air received any damage two hours and 35 minutes away.

According to a report from the Indonesian National Transport Safety Committee, half an hour after takeoff The captain asked the co-pilot for permission to “rest.” and fell asleep for 45 minutes. They talked briefly, and, having once again consulted with his second, the captain fell asleep again.

Over the next few minutes, the co-pilot contacted ground control several times to request permission to change course due to bad weather, but The connection was interrupted after a few minutes. when he also fell asleep.

Those in charge of ground control centers in the cities of Makassar and Jakarta tried several times to contact the pilots, but they did not answer calls. at the same time, the plane kept a course slightly deviating from the originally planned one.

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When 28 minutes have passed since the last recorded conversation, The captain woke up and realized that the plane was on the wrong course. and he woke up his second as soon as he saw that he too had fallen asleep.

He then answered calls he received at that time, both from ground control centers and from another pilot flying a different plane and suspected problems with the radio communication system to justify the lack of answers.

After adjusting its stroke, the device landed without incident at Jakarta airport.

The report did not reveal the names of the pilots, but stated that The captain is 32 years old and his second is 28. and also details their flight history over the past months and the rest they took in the 24 hours before the flight.

Captain I had a flight the previous morning, Just 19 hours earlier, the co-pilot had been away from work, busy moving, and unable to get much rest as he had to help his wife take care of their twin young children while he should have been sleeping.

Following this incident, the National Transport Safety Committee asked Batik Air to ensure that crew members do not comply with interior checks to avoid such incidents and ensure the necessary rest for both pilots and other crew members.

(according to information from EFE)