Southwest Airlines pilot was in cockpit when police arrested him for DUI
Passengers had boarded the Southwest Airlines flight from Savannah, Georgia, to Chicago on Wednesday when police took the pilot away in handcuffs. An incident report says police at the Savannah airport tracked down the 52-year-old pilot after someone reported he appeared to be under the influence during crew check-in.
A Southwest pilot was removed from the cockpit by police after a TSA agent noticed he smelled of alcohol
The pilot was later charged with driving under the influence, records from the local sheriff's office show.
Southwest Airlines pilot arrested, allegedly intoxicated, at Georgia airport ahead of flight
Southwest Airlines confirmed the pilot had been removed from duty and apologized to customers whose travel plans were disrupted.
Southwest Airlines pilot arrested just before takeoff and accused of DUI
A Southwest Airlines pilot was arrested Wednesday at a Georgia airport just before takeoff and accused of driving under the influence, according to airline officials and authorities in Georgia.
Southwest Pilot Arrested for DUI Before Plane Takes Off
A pilot on a Southwest Airlines flight was walked off the flight by police officers and arrested for allegedly showing up for the flight intoxicated. David Paul Allsop, 52, was arrested by airport police in Savannah just before he was supposed to pilot a Southwest flight from Savannah/Hilton Head Airport in Georgia to Chicago-Midway on Wednesday morning.
Southwest pilot pulled from cockpit by cops in front of stunned passengers after ‘showing up to work drunk’
The pilot allegedly smelled of alcohol and was removed by airport police before he flew Southwest Flight 3772 to Chicago from Savannah, Georgia, a source told CBS News. Photos shared online show cops removing him from the cockpit of the plane. Further details of what led to his arrest have not been released.
Southwest pilot removed from cockpit, booked for DUI
A Southwest Airlines pilot was removed from the cockpit ahead of a Wednesday flight from Georgia to Chicago and was booked on a charge of driving under the influence, a source familiar with the incident told CBS News.
Southwest Pilot Arrested on a DUI Charge While Making Preparations in the Cockpit
Authorities say an airline pilot who seemed to smell like alcohol was making pre-flight checks in the cockpit when police arrested him on a DUI charge
Southwest Airlines pilot arrested for DUI in Georgia 'removed from duty': reports
David Allsop, 52, is charged with driving under the influence, according to Chatham County Sheriff's office jail records.
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