Transatlantic Pilot 'More Than Six Times Over Alcohol Flying Limit' The American First Officer smelled strongly of alcohol and was unsteady on his feet when he turned up for duty at Manchester Airport. He was to be one of three pilots on a 10.30am transatlantic flight to Chicago with 181 passengers on board on February 11. But when he went to go through a security gate for flight crew in his pilot’s uniform, he could not find his identification security pass and was unsteady on his feet. Security staff could smell drink and called in police, who arrested him. He then failed a breathalyser test.