{"id":89368,"date":"2025-08-11T21:39:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T21:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=89368"},"modified":"2025-08-11T21:39:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T21:39:01","slug":"easyjet-pilot-suspended-after-drunk-and-naked-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=89368","title":{"rendered":"EasyJet pilot suspended after \u2018drunk and naked\u2019 incident"},"content":{"rendered":"
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EasyJet has suspended one of its captains after he was reportedly seen roaming a luxury hotel drunk and naked.<\/p>\n

The unnamed pilot was witnessed walking through common areas of a five-star resort in Cape Verde without any clothes on in the early hours of the morning on 5 August, after an extended drinking session in a bar, according to\u00a0The Sun.<\/p>\n

He was due to operate a return flight to Gatwick more than 36 hours later, but was grounded after the budget airline received complaints about the incident, and a replacement pilot was found.<\/p>\n

An EasyJet spokesman told the BBC the pilot now faces an investigation and that the safety of passengers and crew was its \u201chighest priority\u201d.<\/p>\n

The captain arrived at the Melia Dunas Beach Resort and Spa in the West African island nation on 4 August and proceeded to begin drinking, the Sun reports.<\/p>\n

At around 02:30 local time (04:30 BST) the following morning, hotel guests reportedly saw him strip off and wander into the reception, before moving on to the gym and spa, according to the newspaper.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe pilot did not have a stitch on and reeked of alcohol,\u201d an anonymous source inside the airline was quoted by the paper as saying.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnyone who saw the pilot cavorting naked in the early hours on the day before a flight would not dream of getting on a plane with him at the controls.\u201d<\/p>\n

He was scheduled to helm the 2,332-nautical-mile (4,318km) trip back to Gatwick on the afternoon of 6 August, but was removed from the flight.<\/p>\n

An EasyJet spokesman said: \u201cAs soon as we were made aware, the pilot was immediately stood down from duty, in line with our procedures, pending an investigation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe safety of our passengers and crew is EasyJet\u2019s highest priority.\u201d<\/p>\n

The airline\u2019s code of business ethics states that staff must behave \u201cwith integrity when dealing with our people, our customers, our partners and the communities within which we operate\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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