The flight captain was found to have drunk two cans of beer within the 12 hour-window before the start of his shift. - FLYPEACH/INSTAGRAM
TOKYO: Japan’s low-cost carrier Peach Aviation received a warning from the Civil Aviation Bureau after the captain of a Jan 7 flight from Singapore to Kansai drank two cans of beer despite a pre-shift alcohol ban, and skipped an alcohol test before operating the plane.
The inappropriate behaviour of the pilot was revealed in a media statement by Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism on Feb 14.
