SAS flight canceled after pilot tests positive for cocaine

A flight from Nice to Stockholm operated by Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) was canceled on Wednesday due to a pilot testing positive for cocaine. The incident has been handed over to authorities and the police, according to SAS.

The SAS aircraft had completed a flight from Copenhagen to Nice with passengers earlier on the same day. However, when it was scheduled to continue its journey to Stockholm with a new set of passengers, the flight was called off. Alexandra Lindgren Kaoukji, SAS communications manager, confirmed that a crew member was unfit to fly, stating, "We rebooked the passengers we could on the same day, and the others received hotel and food along with flights the following day."

According to French media outlet Nice Matin, the pilot was tested upon the aircraft's arrival in Nice and the results confirmed the presence of cocaine. The pilot has since confessed to the offense.

He was sentenced yesterday to a ten-month suspended prison sentence. Additionally, he has been prohibited from flying over French airspace for one year. His defense lawyer, Sophie Jonquet, acknowledged to Nice Matin that the pilot did not dispute the test results.

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We rebooked the passengers we could on the same day, and the others received hotel and food along with flights the following day.