Coronavirus grounded planes all over the world. Will pilots be out of practice when flying resumes

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There have already been several incidents in recent months.

In September, an Indonesian passenger plane with 318 people on board veered off the runway upon landing in Sumatra.

The Lion Air Airbus A330 broke two runway lights and sustained damage to several tyres and wheels, as it travelled outside the runway for a distance before exiting towards the arrival gate.

No-one was injured, but a preliminary investigation by Indonesia's National Transport Safety Committee (NTSC) found the pilot had flown only two hours and 56 minutes within the previous three months.

The second-in-command pilot had not flown once since February 1.

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