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JAL Captain Taken Off Flight Crew after Drinking 3 Beers, Delaying Flight from Honolulu by 2 Hours

The captain of a Japan Airlines flight from Honolulu was removed from the flight’s crew in late August a day after he drank a prohibited amount of alcohol, which led him to say he felt unwell, it has been learned.

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In connection with the issue of a Japan Airlines international flight captain drinking alcohol before boarding a shift, causing three flights from Hawaii to be delayed, it was learned on the 4th through interviews with people involved that the captain was on an internal company list as a "person to watch out for" who has a tendency to drink excessively, and that he had been instructed to moderate his drinking in a recent interview before the pro…

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読売新聞オンライン broke the news in Japan on Thursday, September 4, 2025.
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