Ethiopian Airlines’ Pilots Fell Asleep Missing Landing

Last week, the two pilots of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 on a flight from Khartoum, Sudan, to Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, missed the landing.

When the autopilot disconnected, the crew members were awakened by an alarm in the cockpit.

After a two-hour journey from Khartoum, Sudan, the plane, Flight ET343, was scheduled to land in Addis at 6:20AM, according to Ethiopian Airlines sources.

However, air traffic control in the capital of Ethiopia noticed that the 154-seat aircraft didn’t descend for the final approach; instead, it stayed at a cruising height of 37,000 feet.

The controllers’ attempts to get in touch with the pilots were all unsuccessful.

After regaining their composure, the pilots made a loop and once more approached the runaway, safely landing the plane 25 minutes later.

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