Flight delayed due drunk cabin crew member

[Chris Gains]

In the UK Railway industry any staff that do a "safety critical" job (Including office staff) are subject to random drugs screening. Fail and you are dissmissed. No if, buts or maybes. This is supported by all of the relevant unions including the RMT who have to be one of the most militant in the UK!!
However if you tell the company before you get caught they will bend over backwards to help you....... Maybe it's time to introduce this in the Aviation sector....... (retreats to bunker to shelter from incoming fire!!!!)

[Chippie Chappie]

A day or two ago, I heard the DJ on Virgin or Xfm say that he'd just received a call from someone who'd been out on an all night bender and was now off to work at Gatwick...as cabin crew. If it was true, I thought it was kind of dumb to announce the fact on national radio.

Chips

[SLFguy]

"A day or two ago, I heard the DJ on Virgin or Xfm say that he'd just received a call from someone who'd been out on an all night bender and was now off to work at Gatwick...as cabin crew. If it was true, I thought it was kind of dumb."


FYP

[Stop Stop Stop]

...safety critical" job (Including office staff) are subject to random drugs screening. Fail and you are dissmissed

I think it is a little more serious than that. If the lady in question is convicted in a court (and at the moment, she is only under suspicion of having drunk too much, then given the precedents in these trials, she faces a lot more than just being dismissed.

In the cases that have come to court in this country and a conviction made, the crews concerned have lost their liberty as well as their career.

I think this young lady is in a lot of trouble if she is convicted and may well face prison. It is about time that the people in this industry remember that when they are running up and down the corridors at three in the morning! If you have overdone it one night, a simple call to crewing will solve the problem- and if you DO have a drink problem, THAT is the time to seek help, not after you have been led away in handcuffs!!

I feel very sorry for the young lady concerned and seriously hope for her benefit that she is aquitted at trial or she will likely face a very uncertain future.

[tangoecho]

The story so far...

Air hostess fined £400 for being six times limit - Press & Journal

[Virginia]

There for the grace of God...

[c2lass]

Cannot believe she only had two cocktails then shared two bottles of wine with others, in the afternoon before the 9.00am flight? How on earth could she be so much over the limit?

Then again I don't believe much I read in the P&J!!

[tangoecho]

From what I heard they or she gate crashed a wedding on the saturday night in the hotel. not sure if true though.