The 54-year-old pilot believed to be associated with Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) was arrested from the Leeds Bradford airport last night while making pre-flight checks in the cockpit of the Airbus 310 aircraft.
A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said: "At about 10 PM police were called to Leeds Bradford
International Airport where they arrested an airline pilot on suspicion of carrying out an activity ancillary to an aviation function while impaired by drink. The 54-year-old man, from Pakistan, is currently in custody."
180 passengers were on board at the time of the arrest and were taken off the plane and provided overnight lodging in a hotel.
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