This Airline CEO’s Expensive Consequence After A Flight Attendant Drank & Lied

On May 23, alcohol was detected during the pre-flight screening of a flight attendant set to work on Japan Airlines flight 252 from Hiroshima to Tokyo Haneda. The crew member was removed from duty, a replacement was assigned, and the flight departed roughly 40 minutes late. Japan Airlines enforces a strict 12-hour pre-flight drinking curfew, which would have required the attendant to stop by 6:30 PM; she continued past that, consuming two beers and two small glasses of wine at the layover hotel bar. So, what are the rules for the consumption of alcohol by pilots and flight attendants?