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Qatar Airways crew suspected of working while drunk

Published : 17 Apr 2019, 02:40

  DF Report
File Photo Xinhua.

Two cabin crew of Qatar Airways were reportedly found intoxicated while working in a flight at Helsinki airport on Tuesday morning, national broadcaster Yle reported quoting police.

Police got the information about the drunk cabin crew at about 8:30 in the morning when the plane was on the tarmac at the Airport.

The incident, however, delayed the Doha bound flight for about 12 hours. The flight was scheduled to leave Helsinki Airport at 9:50 am but later left late Tuesday night.

Police are probing into the incident as flying under suspected intoxication.

Finavia, the company operates country´s airports admitted the flight delay but did not make any comment in this regard.