'Drunk' airline pilots arrested on verge of take-off

A US jetliner was preparing for takeoff from Miami with 124 passengers on board when officials called it back to the terminal and arrested both pilots for allegedly being drunk in the cockpit.

'Drunk' airline pilots arrested on verge of take-off

A US jetliner was preparing for takeoff from Miami with 124 passengers on board when officials called it back to the terminal and arrested both pilots for allegedly being drunk in the cockpit.

Airport security screeners said they noticed a whiff of alcohol on two America West pilots when they got into a dispute over cups of coffee they wanted to bring through a checkpoint.

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