SMH:
An Air India flight headed for Mumbai overshot its destination and was
halfway to Goa before its dozing pilots were woken out of a deep slumber by
air traffic control, a report said.

The high altitude nap took place approximately two weeks ago, the Times of
India reported today.

Some 100 passengers were on board the state-run flight that originated from
Dubai and flew to the western Indian city of Jaipur before heading south to
Mumbai when both pilots fell asleep, a source told the paper.

"After operating an overnight flight, fatigue levels peak - and so the
pilots dozed off after taking off from Jaipur," the source, who was not
identified in the report, said.

The plane flew to Mumbai on autopilot, but when air traffic there tried to
help the aircraft land, the plane ignored their instructions and carried on
at full speed towards Goa.

"It was only after the aircraft reached Mumbai airspace that air traffic
control realised it was not responding to any instructions and was carrying
on its own course," the source said.

ok, Pete is this possibly the same article Ned referred to yesterday headed
"the 359 Mile overshoot"?
if not, then I might avoid Indian airspace next time over that way....

Yagu
ps.
might avoid anyway
"Peter Smyth" nine.com.au> wrote in message
news:48644091$1@dnews.tpgi.com.au...

On Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:46:53 +0800, "Yagu"
office.net> wrote:

May limit your choices considerably mate. IIRC most flights I've taken
to/fro Europe have been via SIN or BKK and they tracked for some hours
across India.

Ned

g'day Ned
yep, you are right there, on my next trip over yonder am actually going
emirates so might just be lucky to avoid that particular airspace, but as a
rule of thumb yes they are and at the times the lower extremities of
Afghanistan, During day times flights its quite a view too,