AirBaltic suspends crew for suspected alcohol abuse

Linda Blachly August 18, 2015
Credit: Rob Finlayson
Latvian national carrier airBaltic has suspended four crew members after they were removed from a flight Aug. 8 due to suspected alcohol abuse. The flight—BT7843, from Oslo, Norway to Chania, Crete—was delayed by 4:45 hours after four out of five crew was removed. In a statement, airBaltic said the...
Linda Blachly

Linda Blachly is Senior Associate Editor for Air Transport World and Aviation Week. She joined the company in July 2010 and is responsible for producing features for Air Transport World’s monthly magazine and engaging content for the aviationweek.com. She is based in the Washington DC office.

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