An Air Corsica flight was forced to circle for more than an hour when the airport's air traffic controller fell asleep while on duty.

A passenger jet plane was reportedly forced to circle for an hour before landing after the air traffic controller fell asleep. On Tuesday, Sept. 16, an Air Corsica Airbus A320 had to remain in the air as staff members tried to wake up the controller, according to U.K. newspaper The Times.

Passengers on a flight from Paris to Corsica were left hanging mid-air after an air traffic controller on the ground took a mid-shift snooze, France's civil aviation authority said Wednesday."The intervention of the airport fire department at the control tower revealed that the air traffic controller on duty had fallen asleep at his post,

Harrowing air traffic control audio reviewed by CBC News reveals the tense moments before a small plane crash-landed near a Toronto high school Monday night.

Air traffic controllers, pilots, and engineers, around 1,200 people, are in Las Vegas attending a conference focused on aviation safety and technology. The Communicating for Safety conference is a two-day event that provides an opportunity for workers to hear from industry leaders,