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As time passed, the pilots were distracted by trainee flight attendants and their own confusion over their navigation displays. The first officer, while attempting to contact ATC, received static—a clear indication that their radio was also failing.
They found themselves straying further from their intended route without any immediate awareness of being lost. What should have been a straightforward approach to the airport turned into a perilous descent as the captain began prepping for arrival over a location he still believed to be in proximity to Makassar.
With mountainous terrains visible below and their navigation systems still malfunctioning, they soon realized that they had crossed into an entirely different airspace.