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Delta Air Lines Pilot Detained in Stockholm After Failing Breathalyzer Test

Delta is arranging $705 cash payments for each of the 198 passengers affected by the flight cancellation.

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A Boeing 767 passenger aircraft of Delta airlines arrives from Dublin at JFK International Airport in New York as the Manhattan skyline looms in the background on February 7, 2024. (Photo by Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP) (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)
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Overview

  • A routine EU-mandated pre-flight breathalyzer at Arlanda Airport on July 23 flagged the American pilot over the legal alcohol limit.
  • Delta flight 205 to New York’s JFK Airport was canceled once the pilot failed the test.
  • The cancellation triggered delays for subsequent flights and is expected to incur significant operational losses.
  • EU regulation 2018/1042 empowers random alcohol testing for crews operating from member states.
  • Swedish prosecutors have 72 hours to decide on charges that could carry fines or jail sentences of up to six months for standard breaches and up to two years for higher readings.