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Drunk Delta Air Lines Pilot Carrying Jägermeister in Luggage Jailed for 10 Months

‘RECKLESS DISREGARD’

Lawrence Russell Jr., 63, was more than twice over the limit when he showed up to captain a transatlantic flight to New York City.

A Delta Air Lines pilot has been sentenced to 10 months in jail after he showed up to captain a transatlantic flight between Edinburgh and New York whilst drunk.
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