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Paris–Corsica Flight Left Circling for 18 Minutes After Air Traffic Controller Falls Asleep
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Paris–Corsica Flight Left Circling for 18 Minutes After Air Traffic Controller Falls Asleep

A flight traveling from Paris to Corsica was forced into an unexpected mid-air delay when the sole air traffic controller at Ajaccio Airport reportedly fell asleep while on duty. The incident, which unfolded late in the evening, left the aircraft circling above the Mediterranean Sea for nearly 18 minutes before a safe landing could be...