Suspected Drunk UA 777 Pilot Arrested in Cockpit @ LHR

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United Airlines pilot arrested on suspicion of being drunk
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]

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