Japan Airlines cancels a trans-Pacific flight after the pilot had drowned 48 hours previously

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Japan Airlines cancels a trans-Pacific flight after the pilot had drowned 48 hours previously

Japan Airlines (JAL) cancelled a flight between Dallas and Tokyo after the 49-year-old flight commander drank alcohol on the eve, 48 hours before returning to service. After arriving in Dallas from Tokyo-Haneda on Monday, April 22, the pilot had dinner with other crew members in a restaurant at around 18:00, and continued to party in a hotel lounge where they were staying on board and in his room. An employee of the hotel then asked them to make…