BERLIN (AP) — A Portuguese airline has apologized for keeping more than 100 passengers stranded at Stuttgart airport in southwestern Germany after one of its flights was canceled last-minute because of a drunken co-pilot.
Over 100 passengers are stranded in Germany due to drunken co-pilot who was walking unsteadily and smelt of alcohol https://t.co/2wrVaVZsn1 by @AP
— Business Insider (@businessinsider) March 24, 2018
Shortly before the TAP Air Portugal flight was to takeoff to Lisbon on Friday night, an airport employee noticed the co-pilot walking unsteadily and smelling of alcohol. He notified airport authorities, which decided to keep the plane on the ground. It wasn't immediately clear if the 40-year-old co-pilot was detained.
More than 100 passengers stranded at Stuttgart airport in southwestern Germany after a TAP Air Portugal flight is canceled last-minute due to a drunken co-pilothttps://t.co/bPbLIa1szu
— DAILY SABAH (@DailySabah) March 24, 2018
The German news agency dpa reported Saturday that all 106 passengers were put up at hotels overnight. TAP tweeted Saturday that the passengers would only be able to fly to Lisbon on Monday, "which is, at the moment, the first day with seats available."
106 passengers stranded in Germany due to drunken co-pilot https://t.co/zqJiT3GnjO
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