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A A drunk Japanese pilot who attempted to fly a Heathrow jet was caught gargling with a mouthwash to disguise the smell of alcohol on his breath.
First officer Katsutoshi Jitsukawa, 42, who was about 10 times over the alcohol limit at the time of his arrest, has been imprisoned for 10 months.
He was stopped at the airport after failing a breath test 50 minutes before the flight took off with Japan Airlines in the badpit.
The co-pilot was caught after the security services noticed that he had a strong smell of alcohol, seemed drunk and had "glazed eyes", while an officer later noticed that He had "difficulty in standing upright".
When he was jailed Thursday at Isleworth Crown Court, Judge Phillip Matthews stated that Jitsukawa was clearly "very drunk" before taking off at 7:00 pm and that he was drinking that day.
"You are an experienced pilot, but you have obviously been drinking for a long time, shortly before you arrived in the plane," said the judge.
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