Southwest Airlines Pilot Removed from Cockpit, Arrested for DUI
According to a person who is acquainted with the occurrence, a pilot for Southwest Airlines was taken from the cockpit prior to a flight that was scheduled to depart from Georgia and head to Chicago on Wednesday. The pilot was booked on a charge of driving under impact.
As per the source, David Paul Allsop was seen to have displayed further signs of intoxication, one of which was the presence of the aroma of alcohol. Airport police in Savannah removed him from the departure area of flight 3772, which was scheduled to depart for Midway Airport in Chicago from Savannah.
“The Employee has been removed from duty,” a Southwest Airlines spokesperson stated. “Customers were accommodated on other flights and we apologize for the disruption to their travel plans. There’s nothing more important to Southwest than the Safety of our Employees and Customers.”
According to the paperwork that were obtained from the jail, Allsop was released on bond after his bail was settled at $3,500. This information was obtained from the documents. In addition, these documents demonstrate that he was released from custody and released on bond respectively.
According to the United States Federal Aviation Administration, “regulations prohibit pilots from using alcohol while on duty or from flying, or attempting to fly, an aircraft within 8 hours of consuming alcohol or if they have a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.04% or greater.”
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There is no information that has been made public by the authorities concerning the breath or blood alcohol concentration of Allsop.
“Any factor that impairs the pilot’s ability to perform the required tasks during the operation of an aircraft is an invitation for disaster,” according to the FAA. “The use of alcohol is a significant self-imposed stress factor that should be eliminated from the cockpit. The ability to do so is strictly within the pilot’s control.”
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Additionally, the FAA mandates that pilots undergo random alcohol testing on an annual basis.
During the previous year, a Scottish court handed down a sentence of ten months in prison to a Delta pilot who had arrived at the airport inebriated before a flight.