Ethiopian Airlines plane misses landing after both pilots fall asleep

The pilots fell asleep mid flight.

The pilots fell asleep in the cockpit while the plane was in the air.

There was a frightening incident on the flight from Khartoum to Ethiopia.

Air Traffic Control tried to get in touch with the crew of the plane after it missed the landing.

The autopilot was disconnected when the plane flew over the runway, and an alarm woke the crew.

The pilots landed on runway 25L after performing another approach.

According to the data obtained by The Aviation Herald, the aircraft continued to cruise until it flew over the runway.

It's not clear how long the pilots slept.

Deeply concerning incident at Africa’s largest airline — Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 #ET343 was still at cruising altitude of 37,000ft by the time it reached destination Addis Ababa

Why hadn’t it started to descend for landing? Both pilots were asleep. https://t.co/cPPMsVHIJD pic.twitter.com/RpnxsdtRBf

— Alex Macheras (@AlexInAir) August 18, 2022

Alex Macheras, an aviation analyst, said that the incident at Ethiopia's largest airline was worrying.

Why hadn't it descended for landing? The pilots were sleeping.

After the incident, aviation analysts raised the alarm and said it showed how tired pilots are.