Japan Airlines just can’t seem to catch a break when it comes to employees and their alcohol consumption. Ordinarily it’s the pilots who get in trouble, but here’s a case where a senior flight attendant got in trouble, and it’ll have major implications for all flight attendants.

Japan Airlines flight delayed over intoxicated flight attendant

Japan Airlines bans alcohol consumption on layovers

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Japan Airlines flight delayed over intoxicated flight attendant

Japan Airlines is facing public scrutiny and is having to apologize over an incident that happened on Saturday, May 23, 2026, impacting flight JL252 from Hiroshima (HIJ) to Tokyo (HND).

As reported by Aviation Wire and flagged by PYOK , two flight attendants onboard the flight were found to be above the legal alcohol limit, meaning replacement flight attendants had to be brought in, causing a delay of over 30 minutes.…