United pilots arrested, accused of intoxication prior to US-bound flight from UK
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Two United Airlines pilots were arrested at Glasgow Airport in Scotland on Saturday morning after allegedly failing a breath test prior to boarding a flight bound for Newark, N.J..
Police Scotland said the men, aged 45 and 61, were being held under a transportation safety law that covers on the job intoxication and impairment for aviation.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Authorities say that officers were called to the airport at 7:35 a.m. and the two men were arrested prior to boarding United Airlines flight 162.
The flight was scheduled to leave Glasgow Airport at 9:00 a.m. and was canceled following the arrests.
"We regret that our flight for today from GLA to EWR, UA162, has been canceled because of crew availability," United tweeted.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Under Scottish law, the legal alcohol limit for pilots, navigators and other flight personnel subjected to breath tests is less than half the drink-drive limit for motorists on the country's roads.
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A spokesman for Glasgow Airport said: “This morning Police Scotland did attend before the United Airlines flight UA162, going to Newark. The flight was subsequently cancelled.”
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A police spokeswoman told the BBC the men are scheduled to appear in court Tuesday.