Sleeping pilots miss destination airport
The American FAA, or Federal Aviation Administration, is investigating a report that two pilots fell asleep during a domestic flight and flew right past the destination airport.
This is supposed to have happened during a flight from Honolulu to Hilo, both in the state of Hawaii, last Wednesday.
To the amazement of the air traffic controllers the airplane did not start the landing procedures when it was scheduled to make its planned landing. All attempts to make radio contact with the airplane’s cockpit kept failing for over 20 minutes.
The local officials suspect both pilots fell asleep during the flight and have asked for an investigation from by FAA.
A spokesman from the airplane’s airline, GO! Airlines, was fast to declare that the pilots were having technical difficulties with their radio equipment. This prevented them from sending any messages to air traffic control.
Dude, wake up ! We need to take off !




