EagleRJ
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OK boys and girls, this is getting ridiculous.
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NORFOLK, Virginia (CNN) -- A pilot was removed from a Delta Air Lines flight from here to Cincinnati, Ohio, Thursday morning after a security screener detected a "very strong smell of alcohol," a spokesman for the Transportation Security Administration said.
The screener notified police after detecting the smell of alcohol during a secondary screening at a security checkpoint, TSA spokesman Brian Doyle said. The pilot was not allowed to take the flight, he said.
Flight 739, a Boeing 757, was scheduled to leave at 6:05 a.m. Its departure was delayed for almost an hour and it arrived in Cincinnati about 8:50 a.m., according to Delta's Web site.
Delta spokesman John Kennedy confirmed the airline was investigating a "crew-related incident" this morning in Norfolk but would not provide details.
"Obviously, we're taking the matter very seriously," he said.
Neither the TSA nor Delta would identify the pilot. Airport officials could not be reached for comment.
Under federal rules, pilots are prohibited from consuming alcohol eight hours before a scheduled flight. Stricter rules are often enforced by individual airlines.
In July, two America West pilots were taken off a Phoenix-bound flight after failing Breathalyzer tests. They had taken a plane full of passengers to the taxiway before being called back to the terminal at Miami International Airport.
Christopher Hughes, left, and Thomas Cloyd.
A screener at the airport checkpoint stopped pilot Thomas Cloyd and co-pilot Christopher Hughes as they attempted to carry cups of beverages, thought to be coffee, through the metal detector. When the screener told them no open containers were allowed, "They became belligerent, and the checker called their supervisor," said Miami-Dade Det. Joey Giordano.
Since the incident, a videotape has been offered as evidence showing the two men drinking at a Miami bar and playing pool. The Federal Aviation Administration has revoked the licenses of both pilots. They each face charges of driving while impaired, a misdemeanor; and of operating an aircraft while intoxicated. They have pleaded not guilty to all charges.
In October an Orlando- bound Continental Airlines pilot attempted to board the plane while reportedly visibly drunk. He tested positive for alcohol. He was fired two days later.
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NORFOLK, Virginia (CNN) -- A pilot was removed from a Delta Air Lines flight from here to Cincinnati, Ohio, Thursday morning after a security screener detected a "very strong smell of alcohol," a spokesman for the Transportation Security Administration said.
The screener notified police after detecting the smell of alcohol during a secondary screening at a security checkpoint, TSA spokesman Brian Doyle said. The pilot was not allowed to take the flight, he said.
Flight 739, a Boeing 757, was scheduled to leave at 6:05 a.m. Its departure was delayed for almost an hour and it arrived in Cincinnati about 8:50 a.m., according to Delta's Web site.
Delta spokesman John Kennedy confirmed the airline was investigating a "crew-related incident" this morning in Norfolk but would not provide details.
"Obviously, we're taking the matter very seriously," he said.
Neither the TSA nor Delta would identify the pilot. Airport officials could not be reached for comment.
Under federal rules, pilots are prohibited from consuming alcohol eight hours before a scheduled flight. Stricter rules are often enforced by individual airlines.
In July, two America West pilots were taken off a Phoenix-bound flight after failing Breathalyzer tests. They had taken a plane full of passengers to the taxiway before being called back to the terminal at Miami International Airport.
Christopher Hughes, left, and Thomas Cloyd.
A screener at the airport checkpoint stopped pilot Thomas Cloyd and co-pilot Christopher Hughes as they attempted to carry cups of beverages, thought to be coffee, through the metal detector. When the screener told them no open containers were allowed, "They became belligerent, and the checker called their supervisor," said Miami-Dade Det. Joey Giordano.
Since the incident, a videotape has been offered as evidence showing the two men drinking at a Miami bar and playing pool. The Federal Aviation Administration has revoked the licenses of both pilots. They each face charges of driving while impaired, a misdemeanor; and of operating an aircraft while intoxicated. They have pleaded not guilty to all charges.
In October an Orlando- bound Continental Airlines pilot attempted to board the plane while reportedly visibly drunk. He tested positive for alcohol. He was fired two days later.
