A plane with hundreds of passengers was forced to remain in the air and circle the Cluj-Napoca International Airport for several minutes after an air traffic controller reportedly fell asleep on duty, Stirileprotv.ro reported. On that night, three controllers were reportedly on shift, and because traffic was low, two of them were assigned to directing. The aircraft bound for Cluj-Napoca was preparing to land, at which point it reportedly failed to contact the Cluj control point. The controller, who was supposed to issue the landing clearance and prepare the runway, reportedly dozed off while on shift, according to media reports. Everything is said to have happened a month and a half ago, but it recently came to light when the Romanian Air Traffic Services Administration provided explanations.