Jet 11
Yes that is exactly what I am proposing, as it saves the airlines name getting in the press and prevents the aircraft from getting airbourne with what might be a some what unsafe crew.
Now if the crew fail to listen to your advice, then perhaps the manager involved would have to take more serious actions which could in the end mean calling in the police, but surely this should be the last action and not what appeared to be, the first.
No airline that I know of considers crew turning up for duty, somewhat unfit for that duty, lightly and believe me crew reported for doing so would rapidly have to answer for their actions within the airline it self, wnd this could result in dissmissal
As somebody has already said there are an awful lot of saints here, who would crucify somebody for the slightest breakage of rules. Buzz Boy I entirely agree with your post