Ethiopian Airlines pilots drop off to sleep mid-flight and pass airport

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    The pilots were woken up after their autopilot disconnected and an alarm sounded (Picture: Twitter)

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    The pilots were awakened after their auto-pilot detached and an alarm sounded (Picture: Twitter)

    Two pilots dropped off to sleep in the middle of a flight however in some way handled to land the airplane without anybody getting hurt.

    Ethiopia Airlines flight ET343 was taking a trip from Khartoum to Addis Ababa on Monday when the frightening event unfolded.

    The pilots managing the Boeing 737 were indicated to start their descent to Addis Ababa Bole Airport, however flight radar information reveals they overshot their location.

    Air traffic control attempted to acquire the set however were not successful, however ultimately they woke when the auto-pilot detached and sounded an alarm.

    Radar reveals the set– at this moment most likely extremely went nuts– reversing and making a 2nd effort at landing the airplane.

    Data validated the airplane remained at 37,000 feet as it shot directly over the airport, the Aviation Herald reports.

    Two pilots 'fall asleep at 37,000ft' but land plane after autopilot sounds alarm

    People explained the event as ‘unprofessional’ and ‘dangerous’ (Picture: Twitter)

    Aviation expert Alex Macheras tweeted: ‘Deeply concerning incident at Africa’ s biggest airline company– Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 #ET343 was still at travelling elevation of 37,000 feet by the time it reached location Addis Ababa.

    ‘Why hadn’ t it began to come down for landing? Both pilots were asleep.’

    He stated the set were struggling with ‘pilot fatigue’, which he referred to as‘nothing new’

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    ‘Hopefully both pilots got fired and the aviation authorities starting an investigation on the crew duty schedules etc of this airline! Thanks god that nothing bad happened,’ a single person composed.

    Others explained the event as ‘mad’ and ‘unprofessional and dangerous’, however others were more understanding, recommending the pilots might have been‘overworked’

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    An unsurprised ex-air traffic controller included: ‘Trust me when I tell you it’ s occurred here also.’

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