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They were drunk and ready to take control of the AirAirbus: Swiss pilots blocked by colleagues in the hotel lobby
Italy🏛️ PoliticsCenter6 hr. ago

They were drunk and ready to take control of the AirAirbus: Swiss pilots blocked by colleagues in the hotel lobby

Two pilots employed by Swiss, a subsidiary of Lufthansa, were removed from duty at a hotel in Geneva shortly before boarding an Airbus A220 flight in May. The pilots had been drinking and were deemed unfit to operate the aircraft, which would have carried 160 passengers. Their colleagues intervened, preventing a potential disaster. The incident was revealed by the aviation-focused website AeroTelegraph and confirmed by Swiss through the Keystone-Ats news agency.

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Il Fatto Quotidiano logoIl Fatto QuotidianoIndependentCenter6 hr. ago
They were drunk and ready to take control of the AirAirbus: Swiss pilots blocked by colleagues in the hotel lobby

Two pilots employed by Swiss, a subsidiary of Lufthansa, were removed from duty at a hotel in Geneva shortly before boarding an Airbus A220 flight in May. The pilots had been drinking and were deemed unfit to operate the aircraft, which would have carried 160 passengers. Their colleagues intervened, preventing a potential disaster. The incident was revealed by the aviation-focused website AeroTelegraph and confirmed by Swiss through the Keystone-Ats news agency.

Bias read (Center): The article reports on an incident involving airline safety protocols and employee conduct, which could relate to regulatory oversight and corporate responsibility. However, the framing remains neutral, focusing on the event itself and confirming the facts through credible sources without evident sl

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