How would you react if you got to know that the pilot of your flight is taking a nap and the plane is being flown by a trainee? As unbelievable as it sounds, it actually happened on a Pakistan International Airlines flight. A senior pilot on a Islamabad-London flight decided to take a nap right after departure, and gave the plane to a trainee pilot to fly.

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There were 305 passengers onboard the plane. The pilot Amir Akhtar Hashmi slept in the business class cabin of the plane, leaving the lives of 305 passengers in the hands of a trainee pilot. The senior pilot has been removed from flying duty by Pakistan International Airlines. 

PIA pilot sleep during flight junior pilot operated pic.twitter.com/bVYqVIS9Bs

We wouldn’t want to be on this flight. 

Imagine your pilot decides to take a nap mid air...Worst nightmare Ever! #OnlyPIA pic.twitter.com/SdGfxt8J7e

Hashmi was flying with trainee Mohammad Asad Ali, and was expected to train him during the flight. But instead of training him, he left the entire plane in his hands and went to sleep. 

The incident has sparked an outrage on Twitter and people are calling out to the airlines for this gross carelessness and violation of rules.