The ministry mentioned the 2 former captains “drank alcohol in extra of the restrict, though they have been conscious of the foundations” that restrict the quantity of alcohol consumed 12 hours earlier than a scheduled flight.
The males each “gave false explanations to the corporate after arrival and tried to cowl up the extreme ingesting”, the ministry mentioned, giving them suspensions of as much as seven months.
The pair have been fired by Japan Airlines (JAL) after a flight from Melbourne to Tokyo in December was delayed for 3 hours as a result of alcohol exceeding the allowed restrict was detected of their techniques.
JAL mentioned final month its two most senior executives would take a 30% pay minimize for 2 months over the incident.
The transport ministry instructed JAL final 12 months to take preventive measures after a flight from Dallas to Tokyo was cancelled as a result of a pilot had created a disturbance after getting drunk at a resort.
Japan launched new rules in 2019 to clamp down on alcohol consumption by pilots after a number of incidents hit the headlines.
All Nippon Airways delayed a home flight that 12 months after a co-pilot failed an alcohol breath check.
In 2018, a JAL co-pilot was arrested in Britain shortly earlier than a flight for being nearly 10 occasions over the authorized blood alcohol restrict.