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Old 2nd Apr 2022, 15:28
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Lordflasheart
 
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Well it looks so far as if only one UK airline is doing random pre-flight alcohol tests for pilots and cabin crew. Perhaps the others are waiting to see how it works, or waiting for legislation.

It appears from last quiz night that the Favourite has a few wrinkles to resolve - like whether a 'failure' is dealt with by the company alone, or devolves to the police, and if the police decline to proceed, does it still result in a disciplinary ? There's questions about the equipment being accurate enough to be legally reliable without a blood or urine test. He thought they were still haggling over who pays for the blood test if one is allowed, and whether 'going sick' should be treated as an automatic test failure. He isn't happy. He swears it isn't "April Fool !"

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