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RBA Pilot Taken Off Plane In London After Failing Breath Test
By M K Anwar

London - Royal Brunei Airlines has suspended a 53-year-old pilot following a breathalyzer test before take off at Terminal 3 at Heathrow Airport in the United Kingdom.

The pilot, Charles Nicholls, 53, a British national had been due to pilot a plane from Heathrow airport to Brunei on Thursday, when he was stopped by police and asked to take a breath test.

He was taken off his plane by the airport police and brought to Heathrow police station after security staff became concerned and suspicious with the way the pilot was ‘acting’.

The Brunei-bound flight took off two hours late with a substitute pilot, wire services reported.

Scotland Yard in the BBC News said that the pilot was released on police bail.

No formal charge was served, but he was asked to return in mid-August pending further inquiries.

According to wire reports, the British Government recently brought in new regulations for airline staff and crew, which would subject them to police breath tests.

RBA in a statement to the Bulletin last night confirmed the incident that took place at Heathrow Airport Terminal 3.

The statement also said, “Following company procedure, the pilot has been suspended while further internal investigations are being carried out”. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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