Senior pilot of Pakistan International Airlines during the flight handed over the management of the passenger liner to the trainee and went to sleep. On this Sunday, May 7, reports the publication of Dawn. The incident occurred on April 26, but it is only now known about this. The plane was flying Islamabad - London. Onboard there were 205 passengers. The captain and former president of the Pakistan Pilots Association (PALPA), Amir Akhtar Hashmi, left the cabin, in which there were two more pilots, and went to sleep in one of the passenger seats instead of training an intern. The newcomer remained in control of the liner under the supervision of the co-pilot. The sleeping captain noticed one of the passengers of business class.

He informed the stewardess, who mentioned this incident in the logbook. According to the newspaper, the airline initially did not plan to take any action against Hashmi, but higher-level officials demanded an investigation. In May last year it was reported that the pilots of the passenger Boeing 737, which was traveling from France to Kuwait, fell asleep during the flight. The aircraft was in the autopilot mode.

Original article: Pakistani pilot gives airplane control to trainee and leaves to sleep.