A captain working for one of Italy's main airlines has been sacked after he allegedly fell asleep at the controls of a plane sparking a terror alert by the French authorities.
Traffic controllers were unable to communicate with the plane for 10 minutes causing French officials to warn Italy that a terrorist hijacking could be underway.
An internal investigation by operator ITA Airways found "inconsistencies" in the captain's story as he claimed there were malfunctions in the equipment.
