A Batik Air plane.
  • The pilot and copilot of a domestic flight in Indonesia fell asleep for 28 minutes.
  • One of the pilots said he suffered from poor sleep the day before the flight, a report said.
  • The plane, carrying 153 people, landed safely in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta.

The captain and copilot of a domestic flight in Indonesia carrying 153 people fell asleep for nearly 30 minutes, a report published by Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) said.

The incident occurred in January on a return flight from Kendari, in the Indonesian province of Southeast Sulawesi, to the country's capital, Jakarta.