Filmed pilot of a Boeing 747 sleeping in flight

The video shows a person sleeping asleep. A situation that would have nothing strange, otherwise because It takes place in the badpit of a Boeing 747, in full flight, and the protagonist is the pilot.

The images were taken with the co-pilot's camera. When he saw his partner commit a serious crime, he decided to film him.

Both are employees of the Taiwanese airline China Airlines, who said in a statement that they had been severely punished. What's shocking is that the aircraft captain has more than 20 years of experience as a pilot and is also an instructor.

The video was broadcast on the days of culmination of the largest pilot strike in the history of the company. It lasted almost a week and caused huge problems in Taiwan.

The protest ended on February 14, after the cancellation of more than 100 flights. that affected about 25,000 pbadengers, according to union sources.

The cessation came after four lengthy negotiations overseen by the island's Department of Transportation, said Taoyuan Pilots union president Lee Hsin-yen at a press conference.

Union demands included staff increase in flying over 7 and 12 hours, limitations for foreign pilots and co-pilots, the replacement of executives and an annual bonus of one month's salary.

The strike began almost at the end of the Lunar New Year holidays, at a time when many Taiwanese were returning to the island. It was the first time in the history of the pilots of the island in this period of intense air traffic.

China Airlines, in which the state holds a 35% stake, is the largest airline in Taiwan, with 12,367 employees, more than 1,300 pilots and 88 aircraft serving 161 destinations in 29 countries.