Pilot and 3 Crew Members Pulled Off Flight After They All Failed Breath Test

A Latvian Air Baltic pilot, co-pilot and 2 stewardesses were taken off a Greece-bound passenger plane for failing a breathalyser test.

"Results of the breathalyser tests confirmed that four of the five crew members... were above the legal alcohol limit of 0.2 promille," Romerike police prosecutor Edith Ek Sorensen told AFP.

If found guilty, the four could receive sentences of up to two years in prison.

Passengers were initially told the pilot was "unwell" and faced a long delay despite the fact their luggage had already been loaded onto the plane.

"I did not think that they had been drinking or were not sober... but I noticed one of them looked very happy," said passenger Helena Therese Langeland.

Air Baltic spokesman Janis Vanags said the company operated a "zero tolerance" policy with regard to alcohol.

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