Originally Posted by
PC767
So, cabin crew looking after their passengers should allow a coked up pilot to fly them, because to raise an issue would get them the sack. No organisation should be run on fear.
I wonder who the cabin crew reported the texts to. I'd wager that the aircraft commander was made aware of the texts from their crew and made the decision to stand the flight down, abd report why to LHR OPs.
Your suggestion and not mine.
Reporting , as this crew, did was absolutely correct. There is a big airlines culture out there and the old " what goes on west of 30 west stays west of 30W" no longer holds good.
Busting the alcohol rules will always bring trouble and quite rightly so.
Rgds r20deg