Japan Airlines Pilot Admits Being 10 Times Over Alcohol Limit

London: A Japan Airlines pilot has admitted to failing a breath test shortly before he was due to fly from London to Tokyo, the police said. Katsutoshi Jitsukawa, 42, had almost 10 times more than the legally permitted amount of alcohol in his bloodstream when he was arrested, CNN quoted the Metropolitan Police as saying on Thursday. At Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, the pilot pleaded guilty to being over the alcohol limit. Japan Airlines flight JL44 was due to take off just 50 minutes after tests showed that First Officer Jitsukawa had 189 mg of alcohol per 100 ml of blood in his body. The legal limit for pilots is 20 mg, while drivers in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland are allowed as much as 80 mg. (iANS)

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