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Two Delta Air Lines flight attendants were pulled from a New York City flight for failing a random breathalyzer test — with one blowing seven times over the legal limit.

Routine breathalyzer tests were given Friday to 445 airline employees at Amsterdam’s Schipol Airport, with two Delta attendants slated to work a flight to John F. Kennedy Airport among three found over the Netherlands’ legal limit of 0.02, industry publication One Mile At a Time reported.

One of the employees had a blood alcohol content just above the legal limit, blowing 0.024. He was fined $290.


  Two Delta Air Lines flight attendants were pulled from a New York City flight for failing a random breathalyzer test — with one blowing seven times over the legal limit. NurPhoto via Getty Images Two Delta Air Lines flight attendants were pulled from a New York City flight for failing a random breathalyzer test — with one blowing seven times over the legal limit. NurPhoto via Getty Images

The second blew 0.143 — seven times the legal limit for flight crews and nearly double the legal limit allowed for drivers in the US — and was fined the maximum penalty of $1,900.

A Delta Air Lines spokesperson told CBS News that the incident did not impact the flight.

“Delta’s alcohol policy is among the strictest in the industry and we have zero tolerance for violation. The employees were removed from their scheduled duties and the flight departed as scheduled,” the spokesperson said.


  One of the employees had a blood alcohol content just above the legal limit, blowing 0.024. He was fined $290. VanderWolf Images – stock.adobe.com One of the employees had a blood alcohol content just above the legal limit, blowing 0.024. He was fined $290. VanderWolf Images – stock.adobe.com

A third flight attendant with another, unspecified airline also blew well over the legal limit, Dutch police said in a statement.

That employee was also fined the maximum penalty of $1,900, authorities said.

While in the US, the Federal Aviation Administration recommends eight hours between drinking and flying, the Netherlands prohibits pilots and crew members from drinking within 10 hours of a flight.

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