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| Passengers stranded in Stuttgart as pilot found drunk before takeoff | |
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| More than 100 passengers have been stranded at Stuttgart airport after a co-pilot was found drunk in the cockpit just before takeoff. | More than 100 passengers have been stranded at Stuttgart airport after a co-pilot was found drunk in the cockpit just before takeoff. |
| The airline, TAP Air Portugal, apologised after having to cancel the flight “due to the pilot’s incapacity”. | The airline, TAP Air Portugal, apologised after having to cancel the flight “due to the pilot’s incapacity”. |
| The flight was grounded after an airport employee saw the pilot “reeking of alcohol and walking unsteadily” and informed airport authorities, a police statement said. | The flight was grounded after an airport employee saw the pilot “reeking of alcohol and walking unsteadily” and informed airport authorities, a police statement said. |
| Police entered the cockpit and found the 40-year-old man in a “highly intoxicated condition” on Friday evening. | Police entered the cockpit and found the 40-year-old man in a “highly intoxicated condition” on Friday evening. |
| Stuttgart prosecutors immediately suspended the copilot’s flying licence and fixed bail of €10,000 (£9,000). | Stuttgart prosecutors immediately suspended the copilot’s flying licence and fixed bail of €10,000 (£9,000). |
| The German news agency DPA reported that all 106 passengers were accommodated at hotels on Friday night. | The German news agency DPA reported that all 106 passengers were accommodated at hotels on Friday night. |
| TAP said on Twitter that passengers would not be flown to Lisbon until Monday, the first day with seats available. | TAP said on Twitter that passengers would not be flown to Lisbon until Monday, the first day with seats available. |
| The airline also said it would launch an internal investigation and would “act accordingly, taking the necessary and consequent measures”. | The airline also said it would launch an internal investigation and would “act accordingly, taking the necessary and consequent measures”. |
| Hello Luis. The flight TP523 from Stuttgart to Lisbon on 23 March, operated by Portugália, was canceled due to the pilot's incapacity: TAP Air Portugal will go through an internal investigation process and act accordingly, taking the necessary and consequent measures. | Hello Luis. The flight TP523 from Stuttgart to Lisbon on 23 March, operated by Portugália, was canceled due to the pilot's incapacity: TAP Air Portugal will go through an internal investigation process and act accordingly, taking the necessary and consequent measures. |
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