Piloto da Southwest Airlines preso por DUI antes do voo programado, redirecionando passageiros. Southwest Airlines pilot arrested for DUI before scheduled flight, rerouting passengers.

O piloto da Southwest Airlines, David Paul Allsop, foi retirado do serviço e preso por DUI no Aeroporto Internacional Savannah/Hilton Head antes de seu voo programado para Chicago. Southwest Airlines pilot David Paul Allsop was removed from duty and arrested for DUI at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport before his scheduled flight to Chicago. Ele mostrou sinais de intoxicação e violou as regras da FAA que proíbem o consumo de álcool dentro de oito horas após o voo. He showed signs of intoxication and violated FAA rules that prohibit alcohol consumption within eight hours of flying. Os passageiros foram redirecionados e a Allsop, que foi liberada sob fiança de US$ 3.500, enfrenta investigação em andamento pela FAA e pela Southwest Airlines. Passengers were rerouted, and Allsop, who was released on $3,500 bail, faces ongoing investigation by the FAA and Southwest Airlines.