JAL to punish president, 36 others over pilot drinking scandal
JAL dismissed the 64-year-old captain last Thursday as a disciplinary measure, the airline said.
TOKYO - Japan Airlines said on Wednesday that it has decided to cut the remuneration of President Mitsuko Tottori and 36 other executives over a scandal involving a captain who drank excessively in Hawaii prior to his duties, Jiji Press reported.
JAL dismissed the 64-year-old captain last Thursday as a disciplinary measure, the airline said.
Tottori's monthly salary will be cut by 30 per cent for two months. Managing Executive Officer Yukio Nakagawa, who also serves as chief safety officer, and Masaki Minami, who is in charge of flight operations, will have their pay reduced by 20 per cent for one month.
The remaining 34 executive officials will see their pay slashed by 10 per cent for one month.
According to JAL, the captain who was assigned to pilot a flight to Chubu Centrair International Airport in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, from Honolulu, Hawaii, on Aug 28 drank three bottles of beer containing 9.5 per cent alcohol on the previous day. This resulted in delays of up to 18 and a half hours for three flights.
On Sept 10, the transport ministry issued a stern warning to JAL for inadequate internal management and supervision regarding alcohol consumption. Administrative penalties against the former captain are also under consideration. - BERNAMA-JIJI PRESS
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