BIZARRE: PILOT LANDS AT WRONG AIRPORT
Jakarta,Indonesia : A foreign pilot has been suspended from flying after landing an Indonesian passenger jet at the wrong airport in a "serious" breach of safety, a transport-ministry spokesman said yesterday.
The Sriwijaya Air plane, carrying 96 passengers and six crew members, was meant to land at Minangkabau International Airport in the Indonesian city of Padang but, instead, descended into the Tabing air-force base some 12km away.
"This incident was very serious and very dangerous for passenger safety as (the plane) landed at the wrong airport," spokesman Bambang Ervan said, adding that a probe by the aviation- safety watchdog is under way.
He said the pilot of the jet, which left Medan in the North Sumatran province for the short flight to Padang last Saturday, has been suspended from duty.
16/10/2012 : Emirates 24/7
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