Sri Lanka airline suspends drunk pilot in Frankfurt

[whatmeworry]

This might be of some interest for those that fly with UL for the cheap biz deals from Asia to Europe.

The crew raised the alarm after noticing that the captain was visibly drunk, the source, who has direct knowledge of the matter, told AFP.
The airline said an internal investigation was underway into the incident and it would cooperate with any probe by German authorities.
The cash-strapped airline is due to stop its flights to Frankfurt from October as it slashes routes to European destinations.
It is also planning to lease out some of its A330 planes to other airlines in an attempt to raise cash. Suffering from an accumulated $1-billion loss, it is seeking a foreign partner to take over its management.

Sri Lanka airline suspends drunk pilot in Frankfurt | Bangkok Post: news

 

[MEL_Traveller]

This might be of some interest for those that fly with UL for the cheap biz deals from Asia to Europe.

The suspension of the FRA route was announced some time ago

 

[whatmeworry]

The suspension of the FRA route was announced some time ago

I know that, but I started the thread more in relation to the drunk Pilot.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

I know that, but I started the thread more in relation to the drunk Pilot.

Unfortunately not limited to any particular airline: United Airlines pilots arrested for alleged drinking before Glasgow-New Jersey flight - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

 

[Quickstatus]

Unfortunately not limited to any particular airline: United Airlines pilots arrested for alleged drinking before Glasgow-New Jersey flight - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

I wonder where they got the replacement crew from

 

[24601]

The suspension of the FRA route was announced some time ago

Curiously, the Sri Lankan website is still showing CMB-FRA as available well into July 2017. Has the service suspension been suspended? Or is their website just bad?