Delta Pilot Arrested - accused of being intoxicated
Jul 30, 2019, 8:15 pm
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Delta Pilot Arrested - accused of being intoxicated
Channel 9 local news (Fox affiliate) is reporting that a DL pilot was arrested this morning at MSP for being impaired at a checkpoint. He apparently was carrying alcohol too. [The details aren't very clear.]
DL PR has made a statement saying that their rules on this are among the strictest in the industry.
ADDED: he was scheduled to fly DL 1728 to SAN. The flight departed about an hour late, at 12:23 pm rather than 11:20 am, without him. He's 37 years old, so it's plausible that he was the co-pilot assigned to the flight.
Also, this seems to have been a check for alcohol at the crew TSA airport security checkpoint.
DL PR has made a statement saying that their rules on this are among the strictest in the industry.
ADDED: he was scheduled to fly DL 1728 to SAN. The flight departed about an hour late, at 12:23 pm rather than 11:20 am, without him. He's 37 years old, so it's plausible that he was the co-pilot assigned to the flight.
Also, this seems to have been a check for alcohol at the crew TSA airport security checkpoint.
Last edited by MSPeconomist; Jul 30, 2019 at 8:38 pm
Jul 30, 2019, 9:29 pm
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Glad he was caught. Depending on how much he had (the article doesn't say), this could have been a major safety concern for the flight.
Can't lie, I'm always a bit worried that this happens more than we know and too many are getting away with it.
Can't lie, I'm always a bit worried that this happens more than we know and too many are getting away with it.
Jul 31, 2019, 12:13 pm
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Delta Pilot Arrested - accused of being intoxicated
Jul 31, 2019, 4:27 pm
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This is the second Delta pilot in less than a year. Delta is way too soft in dealing with this issue. There used to be consequences for drunk pilots at Delta. Some US airlines are better and will only help if you self report. But you check in for your flight it is too late. That's the way it should be.
Jul 31, 2019, 5:07 pm
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Was it the guy who got rejected on the Bachelorette? Drowning his sorrows? 
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Jul 31, 2019, 5:10 pm
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This is the second Delta pilot in less than a year. Delta is way too soft in dealing with this issue. There used to be consequences for drunk pilots at Delta. Some US airlines are better and will only help if you self report. But you check in for your flight it is too late. That's the way it should be.
Jul 31, 2019, 5:30 pm
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Jul 31, 2019, 8:14 pm
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Hello Everyone,
Folks have asked why this post was closed. As is the case with all of these types of "Breaking news", they always follow a very similar path that eventually crosses the line of Flyertalk rules. So this thread was proactively closed.
Ryandc99, Delta Air Lines Moderator
Folks have asked why this post was closed. As is the case with all of these types of "Breaking news", they always follow a very similar path that eventually crosses the line of Flyertalk rules. So this thread was proactively closed.
Ryandc99, Delta Air Lines Moderator