Pilot Removed from Flight

Now that’s a funny title, isn’t it? If the pilot is removed from the flight, then who’s flying the plane?
That’s exactly what happened on Continental flight 706, when the pilot showed up smelling of alcohol.

“The pilot was riding to the airport with several other employees, who reported smelling alcohol on the pilot’s breath. The employees alerted Continental Airlines management. The airline did not allow the pilot to get on the aircraft.”

Perhaps the pilot just got caught in the Europe’s latest war … (?)

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