Calgary police allege Sunwing pilot was impaired, passed out in cockpit
CALGARY — A Sunwing Airlines pilot faces charges after police allege he was impaired before takeoff.
Police say the pilot boarded the Boeing 737 in Calgary early Saturday for a flight that was scheduled to make stops in Regina and Winnipeg before continuing on to Cancun, Mexico.
But before it took off, police say the gate crew as well as crewmembers on the aircraft indicated he was behaving strangely.
Police allege the co-pilot found the pilot passed out in the cockpit.