‘Sleeping Pilots’ Air Traffic Control Tapes Aired
Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 03.17.08 | 11:58 AM ET
Hawaiian television station KGMP obtained the air traffic control tapes from the Feb. 13 flight where two go! airlines pilots allegedly fell asleep on the job, overshooting Hilo by 15 miles before backtracking and landing safely. On the tapes, neither pilot responds for 32 minutes.
Finally, air traffic control asks, “Is there some kind of emergency situation going on?”
The pilot responds, “Uh, no emergency situation.”
An airline analyst told KGMP the obvious: “[S]omeone was not minding the store.”
The FAA investigation into the incident is ongoing.
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