[Daily Beast] An intoxicated feamle Delta pilot was arrested after failing a random breath test as she prepared to take off, according to reports.The pilot, who is U.S.-based, was taken into custody at Arlanda Airport in Stockholm, Sweden, according to Swedish daily newspaper Aftonbladet. She was about to fly a transatlantic non-stop flight to New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport.
Local police said she was hauled off the plane and arrested "on suspicion of drunkenness" at around 9.15 a.m. local time Tuesday. The nine-hour flight was due to land in New York at around 1 p.m. Eastern time.
Delta Air Lines claimed in a statement that "this is not a case of intoxication."
"Delta can confirm authorities have released the pilot and we are told this is not a case of intoxication," the airline told the Daily Beast. "We continue to work with authorities to review what occurred."
"Yesterday’s flight from Stockholm to New-York JFK was cancelled and we apologize to customers for that experience. We are taking care of them and getting them to their destinations as soon as possible."