Trainee pilot flew Pakistan International Airlines plane as captain napped

A captain is under investigation for taking a nap during an international flight and handing the aircraft over to a trainee pilot. Pakistan International Airlines captain Amir Akhtar Hashmi reportedly handed over the reins to the under-training first officer, Ali Hassan Yazdani, and took a 2.5 hour nap in the business class cabin. According to sources, the airline was initially reluctant to take action against Hashmi, a former president of the highly-influential Pakistan Air Lines Pilots Association, but later caved to "pressure from above". Hashmi was supposed to be training Yazdani when he left the cockpit to grab some shut-eye. One of the passengers spotted the uniformed pilot taking a nap and, fearing for the safety of travellers, turned him in to a senior flight attendant. <br/>