JAL Cancels Dallas-Tokyo Flight After Captain’s Drunk & Disorderly Night At Hotel

Japan Airlines Flight 11 was scheduled to depart from Dallas Fort Worth Airport in Texas on April 24th after a 49-year-old captain engaged in disruptive behavior while drunk at his hotel in the US city and received a warning from local police. Kyodo first reported this incident on April 27th. Unable to find a replacement crew, the Japanese flag carrier was forced to cancel the flight and had all 157 passengers booked on alternate flights to their final destinations.