Kudos: SWISS Flight Attendants Report Pilots For Drinking Too Much On Layover
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It had to be a scheduled flight like many others, taken off from Geneva to a European destination not made known. Instead, it became yet another alarm bell on the safety in the cockpit, after two pilots of the Swiss Swiss company, controlled by the Lufthansa group, showed up in obvious state of drunkenness a few hours before taking the commands of an Airbus A220, aircraft capable of hosting up to 160 passengers. The facts date back to last May, …
They would have climbed into the cockpit of an Airbus A220, taking responsibility for the lives of a hundred and sixty passengers, in a state of drunkenness completely incompatible with the lucidity required by the flight protocols. A potential high-altitude tragedy avoided only thanks to the providential intervention of the rest of the crew. Two pilots of the Swiss airline, [...] The article "They were drunk and ready to put themselves at the c…
Since this incident in May 2026, they have no longer flown and are now awaiting the results of the investigation which will determine the follow-up to be given to this case.
The airline clarified that they were replaced by other pilots - They will return to duty after the internal investigation launched to investigate the case is completed.
Two Swiss pilots were banned from taking part in a flight from Geneva last May because of their drunken state. The day before they left, they were seen drunk at an early evening.
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