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| 'Drunk' pilot is held at Heathrow | 'Drunk' pilot is held at Heathrow |
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| A United Airlines pilot has been arrested on suspicion of being drunk at London's Heathrow Airport, a Scotland Yard spokesman has said. | A United Airlines pilot has been arrested on suspicion of being drunk at London's Heathrow Airport, a Scotland Yard spokesman has said. |
| He was arrested before he was due to board a plane at the airport on Monday. | He was arrested before he was due to board a plane at the airport on Monday. |
| The 51-year-old, who has not been named, was taken to Heathrow police station and was later released on police bail. | The 51-year-old, who has not been named, was taken to Heathrow police station and was later released on police bail. |
| It is not known if any passengers were on board when the man was arrested or how soon before departure it was. | |
| A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "At 12.30pm on 9 November we attended a flight at Heathrow Airport and arrested a 51-year-old man. | |
| "He was arrested on suspicion of being aviation staff while exceeding the proscribed alcohol limit and about to take the plane." | |
| Police are awaiting the outcome of further tests. |