Matt Molnar
2008-10-20, 10:42 AM
United Airlines pilot arrested on suspicion of being drunk (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/3227932/United-Airlines-pilot-arrested-on-suspicion-of-being-drunk.html)
An airline pilot was arrested in the cockpit of his plane on suspicion of being drunk before take-off.
By Chris Irvine
Last Updated: 3:14PM BST 20 Oct 2008
The 44-year-old man was led off the plane by police following a breath test at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 1 on Sunday morning.
The Boeing 777 United Airlines flight had been scheduled to fly to San Francisco.
It is thought the police moved after being tipped off by a member of the airport's ground staff, who suspected the pilot had been drinking before the 5,300-mile flight. [Full Article (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/3227932/United-Airlines-pilot-arrested-on-suspicion-of-being-drunk.html)]
An airline pilot was arrested in the cockpit of his plane on suspicion of being drunk before take-off.
By Chris Irvine
Last Updated: 3:14PM BST 20 Oct 2008
The 44-year-old man was led off the plane by police following a breath test at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 1 on Sunday morning.
The Boeing 777 United Airlines flight had been scheduled to fly to San Francisco.
It is thought the police moved after being tipped off by a member of the airport's ground staff, who suspected the pilot had been drinking before the 5,300-mile flight. [Full Article (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/3227932/United-Airlines-pilot-arrested-on-suspicion-of-being-drunk.html)]