Pakistan pilot admits being drunk after UK plane arrest

Four airlines will move their operations to different terminals at Changi Airport to optimise capacity utilisation across the airport's terminals.

Asiana Airlines (OZ) will move from Terminal 2 to Terminal 3 from September 30, 2013, while Lion Air (JT) will make the move from Terminal 1 to Terminal 3 on October 18.

Meanwhile, two Filipino airlines - Philippine Airlines (PR) and PAL Express (2P) - will make the move to Terminal 1 from Terminal 2 on October 28.

With the relocation exercise, check-in rows within terminals will also be reassigned for a number of airlines at Changi Airport.

Mr Yeo Kia Thye, Changi Airport Group's (CAG) Senior Vice President for Airport Operations, said, "We review Changi Airport's terminal utilisation regularly as it is important to ensure that our infrastructure is best used to support the development plans of airlines and to ensure smooth airport operations for our passengers."

The exercise takes into consideration the growth plans of the airport's airline partners, and that infrastructure is in place to support the airlines' expansion.

During the transition period, directional signage will be in place to assist passengers, with information also posted on digital platforms to update them. Additional manpower will also be deployed to guide passengers to the correct terminaA Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) pilot pleaded guilty on Friday to being drunk just before he was due to fly to Pakistan, court officials and media said.

Irfan Faiz, 54, was more than four times the legal alcohol limit when he was arrested in the cockpit of a plane at Leeds Bradford airport in northern England, according to media reports of a court hearing.

An official at Leeds Magistrates Court confirmed to AFP that Faiz, a Pakistani national, had pleaded guilty at the hearing and his case was referred to a higher court for sentencing on October 18.

He was arrested shortly after 10:00 pm (2100 GMT) on Wednesday and charged with "carrying out an activity ancillary to an aviation function while impaired by drink", police said.

The court heard that Faiz had been unsteady on his feet before the flight and also smelled of alcohol, according to the BBC and local newspaper the Yorkshire Post.

A spokesman for PIA, Pakistan's national carrier, had told AFP on Thursday that if convicted, Faiz would be sacked.ls and check-in rows.

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