Overview

• The captain slated for Honolulu–Chubu Centrair on Aug 28 called in sick and admitted drinking the previous day at his hotel, the airline said.
• JAL reassigned crew to operate the route, which in turn delayed two Honolulu–Haneda services by about 18 hours and disrupted roughly 630 passengers.
• On Sept 3, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism visited JAL’s Tokyo head office to open an investigation into the incident.
• The visit builds on a December business improvement order issued over alcohol-related problems involving JAL employees.
• JAL previously submitted prevention steps, including monitoring workers with histories of excessive drinking, and it apologized for the latest lapse.