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General Aviation Discussion => Aviation News => Topic started by: casper on April 07, 2007, 08:23:20 PM
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A pilot arrested on suspicion of being over the alcohol limit has been cleared after tests found heavy dieting had caused his breath to smell like drink.
The Virgin Atlantic employee - held at Heathrow on 31 March before a flight to New York - had failed a breathalyser.
But samples taken from the 47-year-old prove his blood-alcohol level was consistent with a non-drinker.
More Info (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6535517.stm)