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A Japan Airlines pilot, who had been arrested shortly before a robbery for his alcoholism, had nearly 10 times the legal alcohol limit for a driver, the London police said Thursday. "Data-reactid =" 15 ">
A Japan Airlines pilot, who had been arrested shortly before an alcohol-related robbery, had almost 10 times the legal alcohol limit for a pilot, London police said Thursday.
JAL officials told reporters in Japan that the co-pilot had passed an internal breath test, but had aroused suspicion of a bus driver taking him to the plane on Sunday. from Heathrow Airport.
The co-pilot, identified as 42-year-old Katsutoshi Jitsukawa, was arrested by British police and subjected to a blood test that confirmed these findings.
A Japan Airlines pilot who was arrested shortly before a flight to be intoxicated had almost 10 times the legal alcohol limit for a driver. Source: File / PAA
"We are certain (the internal breath test) was not done properly," Muneaki Kitahara, communications manager at JAL told reporters.
A London police spokesman said that a test done on the co-pilot carried out 50 minutes before the flight took off had revealed 189 milligrams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood in his system, nearly 10 times the limit of 20 milligrams set for a pilot.
The airline said the pilot had drunk two bottles of wine and five cans of beer over a six-hour period the night before the London-Tokyo flight.
The plane left London after a period of 69 minutes.
The incident came just a day after All Nippon Airways had revealed that a pilot in search of a hangover had caused several flight delays. Source: File / PAA
"The company sincerely apologizes to passengers and all those affected by the actions of the employee," JAL said in a press release.
The incident came just a day after All Nippon Airways, another Japanese carrier, revealed that a pilot with a hangover had caused several flight delays.
The 40-year-old pilot made a visit after a night of drinking on the isolated island of Ishigaki, in the southern Okinawa prefecture, the company said.
The last-minute illness forced the company to delay five flights connecting the Okinawa Island to the smaller regional islands, affecting 619 passengers.
Following the two incidents, the Ministry of Transport urged airlines to adhere strictly to the rules on alcohol consumption.
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