US EditionFlight Attendant Admits Shame After Attempt to Work While 12 Times over Alcohol Limit
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A Sas Hostess Tried to Take up Her Service with a Alcohol Level 12 Times Higher than the Legal Limit
In an unusual but unserious episode, Jessica Kostakopoulou, an air hostess working for SAS, was intercepted on March 22 at London Heathrow Airport as she was trying to pass the security check in advanced drinking condition. Despite her statements not to drink, Jessica Kostakopoulou appeared unstable on her legs, with a soft talk and a strong smell of alcohol, which alerted the airport security officers. The situation required police intervention…
Flight attendant admits shame after attempt to work while 12 times over alcohol limit
A flight attendant who tried to go to work drunk on board a plane at the United Kingdom’s Heathrow Airport has been fined by a British court after admitting to the offence. Jessica Kostakopoulou, a 43-year-old woman from Windsor, had worked in the aviation sector for two decades and was a Scandinavian Airlines employee at the time of the incident on 22 March 2025. As she tried to pass through security at Terminal 2 and reach the flight she was d…
Drunk air hostess tried to board Heathrow flight while more than 12 times over legal limit.
Our thanks to Jeff for this. The end of the piece: “The court heard Kostakopoulou, 43, who was of previous good character and had been working in the aviation industry for more than 20 years, resigned from her role as an air steward immediately after the incident occurred. A magistrates’ bench fined the defendant £623, including a victim surcharge and legal costs, to be paid in monthly instalments, having found her remorse to be “genuine”. Addre…
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