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Old 2nd Nov 2018, 08:08
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Tokyo Geoff
 
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Originally Posted by msbbarratt
Nikei Shimbun reported an extensive list of beverages apparently consumed 2 nights earlier...
One night wasn't it? Started drinking from 6pm Saturday before being due to take off at 7pm Sunday

https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Jap...-over-drinking

JAL said the co-pilot was found to be more than 10 times over the legal limit set under British aviation law after he drank two bottles of wine and more than 1.8 liters of beer over six hours from 6 p.m., the night before the flight on Sunday.
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Due to the arrest, the flight's departure for Haneda airport scheduled for 7 p.m. Sunday local time was delayed by 1 hour and 9 minutes.
japan Times reports this:

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/20.../#.W9wF3FUzbmU

JAL said the level of alcohol in the 42-year-old copilot’s system sharply exceeded the legal limit in Britain after drinking two bottles of wine and five cans of beer for six hours from 6 p.m. the night before the flight to Haneda airport.
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