The Dhaka Times Desk Two pilots of a domestic airline Batik Air flight in Indonesia slept for 28 minutes in mid-air due to lack of adequate rest!
But what happened because of this sleep? There was no accident, but the Airbus A320 deviated from its intended route as both pilots fell asleep at the same time. In the end, the plane landed safely with 153 passengers unharmed without any major danger.
The BBC also reported that the two male pilots were temporarily suspended due to the horrific incident. The incident happened last January 25 on the way from Sulawesi to the capital Jakarta.
According to local news media, one of the two pilots recently became the father of twins. Helping to take care of them, he could not even rest properly, so he was very tired.
A 32-year-old pilot of the flight said he asked the co-pilot to take control of the plane about half an hour after takeoff. The reason is that he also needed rest. Meanwhile, another 28-year-old co-pilot who was with him agreed to take control of the plane, according to a report from the country's communications ministry. Inadvertently the co-pilot also fell asleep.
The report also said that the pilot's wife gave birth to twins a month ago. The pilot has to help his wife to take care of the children.
Jakarta Air Traffic Control made repeated attempts to contact the cockpit of the Batik Air flight after recording their latest transmission, the BBC reported. But there was no response. Their radio was silent for 28 minutes. Until the two pilots woke up.
Later the pilot woke up to find that his co-pilot was also asleep and that the aircraft had drifted slightly off course. He then answered the call from the control room in Jakarta and landed the plane safely.
Pilots are physically tested before conducting normal flights. The physical condition of the two pilots was also checked and they were fit to conduct the flight. Their blood pressure and heart rate were normal. Their alcohol test results also came back 'negative'.
Aviation expert Alvin Lee told the BBC that it is difficult to verify whether a pilot is fully rested through a physical examination.
In the wake of the horrific incident, Batik Air was 'severely reprimanded' by Indonesian Air Transport chief M Christie Ndah Murni, who said Batik Air should pay more attention to adequate rest for its crew.
Note that in the same incident in 2019, a Batik Air pilot fainted in mid-air and the flight was forced to make an emergency landing.
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How to prevent dengue
Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral fever. This fever is different from other viral or bacterial fevers. However, this fever is not contagious in any way. This viral fever can occur alone or in combination with other viruses (chikungunya, yellow fever, Burma forest, flu, respiratory syncytial) and bacteria (pneumococcus).
Dengue fever is divided into two categories depending on the severity of symptoms and fever.
1. Common dengue fever
2. Dengue fever with bleeding.
In the case of common dengue fever, the following symptoms are mainly seen-
1. Sudden high fever lasting 2 to 7 days.
2. Severe headache.
3. Pain behind the eyes.
4. Along with the fever, red rash appears all over the body.
5. Severe pain in whole body as well as back pain.
6. Nausea or vomiting.
7. A rash or red bumps on the skin.
In case of dengue fever with bleeding:
1. Bleeding from nose, mouth or vomiting with high fever within 2 to 48 hours.
2. Fluid accumulation in chest or abdomen along with fever.
If any of these symptoms appear, seek medical attention immediately.
On the other hand
Wait at home for the first 3 days of fever. On the other hand, sponge the whole body with water every now and then. This will reduce the level of fever. Drink enough water and rest. After that, if the fever does not decrease or if it continues to increase after some time, consult a doctor immediately.
Things to do to prevent Dengue:
1. Try to keep the surroundings of the house as clean as possible.
2. If there are flower tubs or broken plastic bottles, can shells, tires or polythene inside the house, clean them quickly and drain the accumulated water from the flower tubs.
3. Spray or fog at least 3 times a week to kill mosquitoes.
4. You can keep mosquito repellent cream with you while going out.
5. After evening, younger and older members of the household should use mosquito nets.
6. Clean up any accumulated rain water, as this is the time when Aedes mosquitoes lay their eggs.
7. On the other hand, you can use mats along with mosquito nets to avoid mosquito infestation.
8. Since Aedes mosquitoes bite during the day, it is important to avoid sleeping with mosquito nets while sleeping during the day. Source: https://dmpnews.org
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