Southwest pilot pulled from cockpit by cops in front of stunned passengers after ‘showing up to work drunk’
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The flight was delayed by more than four hours, records show. A Southwest Airlines pilot was arrested in Georgia before flying to Chicago because he was intoxicated, according to authorities. David Allsop, 52, was arrested at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport around 7 a.m. Wednesday, records show. He was charged with driving under the influence.
![[Pilot David Allsop was arrested before flying from Savannah, Georgia to Chicago Wednesday because he was allegedly intoxicated]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/16/14/3772-grounded-4-hours-southwest-96768860-copy.jpg)
Further details of what led to his arrest have not been released. He was being held in Chatham County Jail on a $3,500 bond and has since been released, records show. “The employee has been removed from duty,” a Southwest Airlines spokesperson told the outlet.
“Customers were accommodated on other flights and we apologize for the disruption to their travel plans. There’s nothing more important to Southwest than the Safety of our Employees and Customers,” the spokesperson added. It’s not immediately clear what his blood alcohol concentration was at the time of his arrest.
