A veteran Southwest Airlines captain was removed from duty and charged with DUI after failing a sobriety test mere moments before a scheduled flight from Savannah to Chicago.

A Southwest Airlines pilot who was accused of driving under the influence and arrested at a Georgia airport Wednesday is from New Hampshire, according to police records. David Allsop, 52, of Bedford,

A Southwest Airlines pilot suspected of being drunk was removed from the cockpit and arrested just before takeoff Wednesday at a Georgia airport, according to airline officials and authorities in the state.