Japan Airlines to impose pay cuts on 37 executives after pilot drinking episode
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The Japanese carrier is taking the unusual step of disciplining all its board directors and executive officers.
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Japan Airlines said on Sept 17 that it will cut the pay of 37 executives, including its president and all board members, after a captain scheduled to fly an international flight drank alcohol before duty
The Japanese flag carrier took the unusual step of disciplining all its board directors and executive officers following a number of alcohol-related incidents, with JAL saying, “internal reforms to raise safety awareness were insufficient”.
Last week, the country’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism reprimanded the airline and urged it to report back on preventive measures.
JAL said President Mitsuko Tottori’s salary will be cut by 30 per cent for two months, while an executive overseeing safety and another in charge of flight operations will have their pay reduced by 20 per cent for one month.
All other directors and executive officers will see their compensation cut by 10 per cent.
In the latest case, three flights from Hawaii to Japan were delayed – two by about 18 hours – after the captain violated JAL’s rules by drinking alcohol the day before duty.
In December 2024, two pilots slated to fly from Melbourne, Australia, to Narita near Tokyo failed pre-flight alcohol tests, delaying the flight’s departure by more than three hours. KYODO NEWS
