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Yahoo
11-08-2025
- Yahoo
EasyJet suspends pilot over being 'naked and drunk' at holiday resort
An easyJet pilot who reportedly walked around a hotel drunk and naked 36 hours before he was due to fly UK holidaymakers back to Gatwick has been suspended. The captain was said to be due to fly a plane back to the UK from Cape Verde, West Africa. EasyJet confirmed to Sky News a pilot had been "immediately stood down" and an investigation launched - and said it treated the safety of its passengers and crew with the "highest priority". No further details or comment have been released by . The pilot is said to have arrived at the five-star Melia Dunas Beach Resort and Spa, Cape Verde, on 4 August - and then embarked on a drinking session at a bar which lasted into the early hours of the morning, . At 2.30am he removed all his clothes and walked into the reception area before moving onto the gym and spa, according to the newspaper. He was due to operate a flight back to Gatwick around 36 hours later on the afternoon of 6 August, but a replacement pilot was found. In a statement to Sky News, an easyJet spokesperson said: "As soon as we were made aware the pilot was immediately stood down from duty, in line with our procedures, pending an investigation. "The safety of our passengers and crew is easyJet's highest priority." Read more from Sky News: EasyJet's flights from Gatwick to Cape Verde are its longest from England, at more than 2,300 nautical miles. The flights are scheduled to last around six hours.
Yahoo
11-08-2025
- Yahoo
EasyJet pilot who 'got drunk and stripped naked in bar' grounded ahead of Gatwick flight
A pilot for easyJet has been suspended for reportedly walking drunk and naked around a luxury hotel. The captain was expected to fly passengers from Cape Verde, West Africa, to the UK but has since been grounded by the airline. The man arrived at the five-star Melia Dunas Beach Resort and Spa in Cape Verde on August 4th and began to binge drink until the early hours of the morning, the Sun reported. According to the newspaper, at around 2.30am he removed his clothes and walked into the reception before heading to the gym and spa. He was scheduled to fly a plane back to London Gatwick 36 hours later, on the afternoon of August 6, but a replacement pilot was found. A spokesperson for easyJet said, "As soon as we were made aware, the pilot was immediately stood down from duty, in line with our procedures, pending an investigation. The airline said, "The safety of our passengers and crew is easyJet's highest priority." The flight from Gatwick to Cape Verde is easyJet's longest from England at 2,332 nautical miles and scheduled to take about six hours.
BBC News
11-08-2025
- BBC News
EasyJet captain suspended after getting 'drunk and naked' in hotel
EasyJet has suspended one of its captains after he was reportedly seen roaming a luxury hotel drunk and unnamed pilot was witnessed walking through common areas of a five-star resort in Cape Verde without any clothes on in the early hours of the morning on 5 August, after an extended drinking session in a bar, according to the was due to operate a return flight to Gatwick more than 36 hours later, but was grounded after the budget airline received complaints about the incident and a replacement pilot EasyJet spokesman told the BBC the pilot now faces an investigation and that the safety of passengers and crew was its "highest priority". The captain arrived at the Melia Dunas Beach Resort and Spa in the West African island nation on 4 August and proceeded to begin drinking, the Sun around 02:30 local time (04:30 BST) the following morning, hotel guests reportedly saw him strip off and wander into the reception, before moving onto the gym and spa, according to the newspaper."The pilot did not have a stitch on and reeked of alcohol," an anonymous source inside the airline was quoted by the paper as saying."Anyone who saw the pilot cavorting naked in the early hours on the day before a flight would not dream of getting on a plane with him at the controls."He was scheduled to helm the 2,332-nautical-mile (4,318km) trip back to Gatwick on the afternoon of 6 August, but was removed from the EasyJet spokesman said: "As soon as we were made aware, the pilot was immediately stood down from duty, in line with our procedures, pending an investigation."The safety of our passengers and crew is EasyJet's highest priority."
The Independent
11-08-2025
- The Independent
EasyJet pilot grounded after ‘getting drunk and naked at hotel bar'
An easyJet pilot who reportedly walked around a luxury hotel drunk and naked has been suspended. The captain was scheduled to fly holidaymakers back to the UK from Cape Verde, west Africa the following day but was grounded by the airline. The Sun reported that the man, who it did not name, arrived at the five-star Melia Dunas Beach Resort and Spa, Cape Verde on August 4, and embarked on a drinking session at a bar which lasted into the early hours of the morning. At 2.30am he removed all his clothes and walked into the reception area before moving onto the gym and spa, according to the newspaper. He was due to operate a flight back to Gatwick around 36 hours later on the afternoon of August 6, but a replacement pilot was found. An easyJet spokesman said: 'As soon as we were made aware, the pilot was immediately stood down from duty, in line with our procedures, pending an investigation. 'The safety of our passengers and crew is easyJet's highest priority.' EasyJet's flights from Gatwick to Cape Verde are its longest from England, at 2,332 nautical miles. The flights are scheduled to last about six hours.
