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File Photo: An American Airlines Airbus A321 Plane Takes Off From Los Angeles International Airport
FILE PHOTO: An American Airlines Airbus A321-200 plane takes off from Los Angeles International airport (LAX) in Los Angeles, California, U.S. March 28, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

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Air Corsica Flight Circles Airport For Hour After Air Traffic Controller Found Sleeping

An Air Corsica flight circled for nearly an hour after an air traffic controller fell asleep in Ajaccio, a French island in the Mediterranean Sea. The flight departed Paris Orly Airport at 10:47 p.m. on Sept. 16th and approached Ajaccio Napoléon Bonaparte Airport just after midnight. Radio calls went unanswered, and runway lights were off. “The captain then contacted the airport fire department,” a passenger told The Times. Fire crews alerted police after finding no response from the tower. The pilot kept passengers informed, joking, “We did a little sightseeing.” He later said, “In my decades of experience, I’ve never had to deal with a situation like this.” Staff eventually accessed the locked tower and woke the controller, who tested negative for drugs and alcohol. The plane landed safely at 12:35 a.m.

Courtesy of People

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