Qantas stops take-off and ejects pilot who had been drinking

By Matt O'Sullivan
August 6 2012 - 3:00am
Grounded ... a Qantas captain suspected of drinking before her shift last Monday. Above, delayed passengers.
Grounded ... a Qantas captain suspected of drinking before her shift last Monday. Above, delayed passengers.

A QANTAS captain was forced to relinquish the controls of a passenger jet last week just minutes before it was due to take off from Sydney Airport after cabin crew suspected she had been drinking alcohol before the flight.

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