Drunk American Airlines co-pilot thrown of the plane in handcuff
Sorry, our pilot is drunk. This flight is cancelled.
American Airlines flight 736 from Detroit to Philadelphia was cancelled on March 26 morning after the co-pilot was taken into custody when he allegedly failed a Breathalyzer test administered by airport police,
Passengers preparing to take-off have described “chaotic” scenes after the flight’s co-pilot was detained on suspicion of being drunk.
Passengers on the aircraft at Detroit Metropolitan Airport said they saw a man being put into handcuffs on the tarmac, and it was their co-pilot.
Airport police was called to the North Terminal at Detroit International Airport in the early hours in response to a pilot “exhibiting signs of being drunk”.
Federal Aviation Administration guidelines state pilots cannot fly with a blood alcohol content of 0.04 per cent or above.
The airline apologized to any customers affected by the incident and added they were re-accommodating people whose travel plans had been disrupted on a plane operated by a sober pilot.
