A Southwest Airlines pilot was removed from the cockpit ahead of a Wednesday flight from Georgia to Chicago and was booked on a charge of driving under the influence, a source familiar with the incident told CBS News.
David Paul Allsop allegedly smelled of alcohol and may have shown other signs of intoxication, the source said. Airport police in Savannah removed him before flight 3772 to Chicago’s Midway Airport took off.
“The Employee has been removed from duty,” a Southwest Airlines spokesperson said. “Customers were accommodated on other flights and we apologize for the disruption to their travel plans. There’s nothing more important to Southwest than the Safety of our Employees and Customers.”…