In Calgary this morning. While still on the ground thankfully.
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Calgary police have charged a pilot after he passed out from intoxication in the cockpit of a plane full of passengers and crew.
According to police, the pilot boarded a Sunwing Airlines plane destined for Cancun, Mexico shortly before 7 a.m. on Dec. 31.
Crews at the gate and on the plane noticed the pilot was" behaving oddly, before he became unconscious in the cockpit," according to a media release. He was then taken into police custody.
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He has been charged with having care and control of an aircraft while impaired, and having care and control of an aircraft with a blood alcohol level over .08.
The flight had 99 passengers and six crew members on board, including the pilot.
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgar...rest-1.3917757