Two United Airlines pilots were arrested on charges of drinking alcohol before the flight

Two United Airlines United airline pilots have been arrested at Glasgow's UK airport for allegedly undergoing an alcohol test before boarding for a flight to New York, announced today. The Scottish police.

Authorities said the two men, aged 45 and 61, were still under arrest and would have to appear in the Paisley civil court in Scotland next Tuesday to answer for an alleged crime of drug abuse. alcohol regulated by law. Railway and Transport Safety Act, 2003, EFE reported.

According to police, the agents received a call to go to Glasgow Airport and, after conducting a routine check, they verified that the pilots were not in the requisite conditions to order the flight UA162.

United Airlines said it was cooperating "fully" with the authorities to clarify what had happened and said the people involved "were immediately removed from service".

"We keep all our employees to the highest standards and we have a strict policy and no tolerance for alcohol," the company said in a statement.

Scottish legislation criminalizes the practice of certain professions under the influence of alcohol or drugs, so the limit of alcohol allowed in the blood of drivers is less than half from that of drivers.

In 2017, two United Airlines judges were sentenced to ten and fifteen months in jail by Scottish Justice, charged with violating alcohol consumption limits while serving at Glasgow Airport . (Télam)