Sleeping

An air traffic controller was sleeping while on duty and two flights had to land without instructions. That controller has been suspended. A suspension is far too light for such an offense. In the military it is death to sleep while on duty in a combat zone. This person should be summarily fired. His supervisor should be suspended without pay for two weeks and have a reprimand put into his file. The manager should be fined two weeks pay and have a reprimand put into his file. The air traffic controller's instruction manual should be rewritten to include how serious this offense is. Also, that the public has the right to sue and the union has no right to defend with their money. We spend much money to insure the public's safety, here is an opportunity to dissuade such an offense from happening again.