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According to reports, Japan Airlines canceled a flight from Dallas, Texas to Tokyo, Japan last week. A noise complaint was filed the night before the flight was scheduled to take off, as the captain of the flight had been drinking and was making a lot of noise.
The Japanese daily newspaper Mainichi Shimbun reported that Flight J11 from Dallas to Tokyo on April 23 was grounded after the unidentified 49-year-old captain was suspected of having been drinking with the crew the night before.
The pilots had dinner and continued drinking in the lounge and their cabins, the paper said. However, around 2 a.m., an employee asked him to be quiet, but due to the pilot’s demeanor and slurred speech, they called the police instead.
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The pilot had several drinks the night before, but did not violate the airline’s policy of not drinking alcohol within 12 hours of takeoff.
The airline told the magazine it must “assess the physical and mental health of the captain” before he flies the plane.
A spokesperson for the airline said, “It is true that the captain had been drinking,” adding, “There was a sufficient time interval between his drinking and his scheduled shift.”
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At around 2 a.m., a hotel employee asked the Japan Airlines pilots who were drinking in the lounge to be quiet, but the pilot’s behavior and slurred speech prompted a police report. (St. Petersburg)
The airline also said it was unable to find a replacement pilot by the scheduled departure date.
“We sincerely apologize to the customers affected by this flight cancellation,” the airline said in a statement. “To ensure that a situation like this never happens again, we will take thorough measures to prevent it from happening again and work to restore trust in the airline.”
Japan Airlines did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s inquiries regarding this matter.
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Passengers who were scheduled to board JL Flight 11 reportedly transferred to an American Airlines flight to Tokyo instead.
