Source: A pilot was taken off a flight from Gatwick Airport after fears were raised he was drunk.
The British Airways flight to Mauritius on Thursday was delayed and the pilot replaced, BA said.
An airline source told The Sun: “Cops rushed on to the plane and headed straight for the cockpit. The first officer was cuffed and led away.”
A 49-year-old man from west London has been arrested and remains in police custody, Sussex Police said.
The man, from Harmondsworth, West Drayton, has been arrested on suspicion of performing an aviation function when the level of alcohol was over the prescribed limit.
A spokesman for British Airways told the BBC: “We are taking this matter extremely seriously.
“We are sorry for the delay to our customers. The aircraft remained at the gate until an alternative third pilot joined the flight crew.”
The Boeing 777 was due to leave Gatwick’s South Terminal at 20:20 GMT but was delayed until just before 23:00.
We are sorry for the delay, the pilots were doing Irish car bombs in the back and it got a bit out of hand. Please remain in your seats while we try and find a sober driver.
Sounds like they basically call in Canadian DD to find a driver for the bird.
From what we hear flying a plane is a lot easier than you think, but yes we know, that still is not an excuse for putting other people’s lives at risk over a couple too many cocktails.
Speaking of too many, last year this clown tried to go to work gooned, didn’t end so well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKdZt6ImXVg
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