RBA Sacks Drunken Pilot Of Brunei-Bound Flight
By M K Anwar

Bandar Seri Begawan - The Royal Brunei Airlines pilot who was suspended after a breathalyser test at the Heathrow Airport last week had his contract terminated by the airline, the Bulletin learnt yesterday.

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

He was taken off the plane by the airport police after security staff became concerned and suspicious with the way the pilot was "acting".

He was asked to undergo a breathalyser test at the Heathrow Police Station and later released on police bail. The pilot was also asked to return in mid-August pending further inquiries.

The Brunei-bound flight eventually took off two hours late with a substitute pilot.

RBA when contacted yesterday told the Bulletin that an inquiry took place yesterday by its top management and confirmed that "actions" had been taken on the pilot. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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