2 pilots suspected of intoxication

LONDON: Two United Airlines pilots who have been arrested for suspected intoxication before they were to fly 141 passengers from Scotland to the United States were to appear in a Scottish court yesterday, police said.

The Police Service of Scotland said it arrested both pilots on Saturday at Glasgow Airport and both men, aged 45 and 35, would be arraigned at a court in Paisley, a Glasgow suburb, to face charges connected to Britain’s transport safety laws.

United Airlines said Saturday’s flight from Glasgow to the US city of Newark, New Jersey, was delayed for 10 hours while the airline sought replacement pilots.

“The t wo pilots have been removed from service and their flying duties,” United spokeswoman Erin Benson said. “We are cooperating with the authorities and will conduct our own investigation as well.”