A pilot working for Exeter-based airline Flybe was arrested on suspicion of being drunk before take off after a fellow crew member raised the alarm.
He was due to fly from Newquay Airport to London Gatwick yesterday morning.
Passengers faced a five-hour delay as a resuilt of the incident.
A Devon and Cornwall Police spokesman said: "A 48-year-old man from Crediton,...
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