Another flight had to abort its landing after the air traffic controller dozed off during their job. The China Eastern Airline passenger flightwas forced to terminate its landing on 19^th August when a similar incident took place says the internal investigation reports. This incident took place between 2 to 3 am.

A transcript that was recorded and also served as a proof that the crew members of the flight made several attempts to contact the controllers in both Chinese and English languages but their attempts failed. The calls were simply ignored and unanswered. This shameful act by the controlling staff resulted the airplane to circle the airport for almost 10 minutes before it was given a green signal for landing.

Similar mishaps have occurred in the China Eastern. On July 17, in the southwest city of Nanning, another China Eastern flight landed off the runaway causing lot of disruption at the airport. Only three days later of this incident, another China Eastern plane veered off the runaway just after it touched the Changzhi airport in Shanxi due to heavy rains. This resulted in a temporary close down of the airport. However, both the CAAC and Chine Eastern air authorities were unavailable for any comments on this topic.

This incident has given rise to several security questions even after the Chinese airlines claimed to take major steps for the safety of passengers especially after a plane crash in 2004 which killed approximately 53 passengers. Besides, the story has further given a spark to the online anger in China about the air security.

 

China Eastern Plane Aborts after the Air Controllers Fall Asleep On Their Duty by Satyakam