A Delta Airlines pilot was escorted off a plane following suspicions that he was intoxicated. “Delta’s alcohol policy is among the strictest in the industry and we have no tolerance for violation.'
A pilot was escorted off an aircraft and then arrested at the gate on Tuesday, after Transportation Security Administration staff smelled alcohol on his breath and suspected he was intoxicated.
Suspicions arose about the pilot, according to an arrest report provided to Yahoo Lifestyle by Metropolitan Airports Commission spokesperson Patrick Hoger, when he backtracked and left a security screening area, realizing that TSA officers were performing additional screening in the “Known Crew Members” line.
The pilot was charged for being under the influence “of alcohol/drugs” as an aircraft operator, but has since been released, pending toxicology reports and a subsequent formal complaint.The Federal Aviation Administration recommends that pilots should wait “8 hours from ‘bottle to throttle,’” and maintain a blood alcohol level lower than 0.04 percent. It’s unclear whether Schroeder’s BAC was higher than this at the time.
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