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A Three Hour Tour 1

An inquiry has begun after a US plane heading from San Diego to Minneapolis missed the airport it was meant to land at by 150 miles (240km).

Contact with the Northwest Airlines plane was lost for an hour as it flew at 37,000ft, sparking hijack fears.

The crew said they had been distracted by a “heated discussion” but officials will check if they had fallen asleep.

Follow the link and look at the neat map towards the bottom of the page of the airplane’s meanderings after it overshot Minneapolis.

Wonder who these guys will be flying for next week.

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  1. Karen

    October 25, 2009 at 8:10 am

    I saw an article on MSNBC this morning, about airlines from other countries who allow their pilots to have a 25 minute nap, if there are 2 on board, because it’s supposed to be safer than what the FAA goes with.

    A pilot here can have a 16 hour day with a flight in there somewhere & wind up so tired he’s losing it at the controls. The only time sleeping is allowed with pilots from this country is on an international flight. On one of those, there are 3 pilots on board, 2 flying & 1 sleeping.
    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33460983/ns/us_news-life/

    That link may throw me into moderation.