A drunk pilot, but which airline?
I've just spotted this bizarre story.
Pilot fined for alcohol in Germany after tipsy ride
BERLIN, March 10 (Reuters) - An airline pilot, reported by passengers for flying his Boeing 737 erratically, was fined 1,500 euros ($1,845) on Wednesday after a breath test showed he had been drinking, German police said.
The pilot worked for a north African airline and was flying from Morocco to Duesseldorf in western Germany. Police declined to name his airline.
Police have launched an investigation against the pilot for "endangering air traffic" and the civil aviation authority had confiscated the plane's flight recorder.
"Several of the 108 passengers complained about the pilot's 'erratic' flying style," Duesseldorf police said in a statement.
REUTERS
There are some strange elements to this.
We don't know where the flight originated from, just that it's Morocco.
We don't know the airline. Why on earth not? Surely the airline should be named. Anyone know any reasons why it shouldn't?
And lastly, the fact that it was the pax who seemingly alerted the authorities would indicate to me that the pilot was well sloshed.
Anyone out there know any more about this curious yarn?