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Two Delta Air Lines flight attendants were taken out of service today before flight DL49 departed Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) for New York John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK). The two failed to pass a random breathalyzer test and the flight proceeded without them (while offering reduced service to passengers on board).
And on the 29th, 2 FAs were pulled off duty from DL49 to JFK
Seems like they were breathalyzed and removed from service. Plane went off w/ reduced crew.
Aviation watchdog, @JohnNYC first shared the news on BlueSky.
A Delta spokesperson commented:
Delta’s alcohol policy is among the strictest in the industry, and we have zero tolerance for violation. The employees were removed from their scheduled duties and the flight departed as scheduled.”
This is far from the first time that an airline employee has failed a breathalyzer. Earlier this year, a Delta Air Lines captain pleaded guilty to reporting for duty while intoxicated. Two bottles of Jägermeister were discovered in his luggage and he was stopped before he could pilot the Boeing 767 from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to New York John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK).
I get that flight attendants are primarily there for passengers’ safety, but I have less of an issue with flight attendants that fail a breathalyzer than a pilot. (Although, neither are good.) The European Union Aviation Safety Agency orders random breathalyzer tests for flight and cabin crews operating out of the EU.
So far “Amsterdam and Paris are notorious for random breathalyzer tests.”
Amsterdam and Paris are apparently notorious for conducting these tests.
Anthony’s Take: Flight attendants and pilots should not be drinking close to the times they need to work. Pilots need to fly the plane and flight attendants need their wits should there be an emergency.
(Featured Image Credit: Delta Air Lines.)
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2 comments
I’m curious what the passengers with the reduced service got as compensation from this premium airline.
I am sure the passengers with reduced service did not notice any difference.