Planes circle Greek isle after controller takes nanny nap
Two airplanes due to land on the Greek island of Lesbos have been forced to circle above the Aegean sea for more than half an hour because an air traffic controller was busy catching up on her beauty sleep.
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September 30, 2008 6:49 AM
by Renee Maltezou
ATHENS - Two airplanes due to land on the Greek island of Lesbos had to circle above the Aegean sea for more than half an hour because an air traffic controller overslept.
An Olympic Airlines aircraft, arriving from the Greek capital Athens, and a Slovakian Airlines plane made several failed attempts to contact control tower personnel.
"They were calling the tower to get directions, but no one would answer," a police official, who declined to be named, told Reuters. "The woman later said she overslept."
The airport's secondary control service assisted the pilots to
land after they had circled for 40 minutes. Police said the
controller, who was not named, would be suspended for a
few days.
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