In addition to not coughing, don't heavy diet before flying

[Mandy]

OK .. the title is slightly over-dramatic, since story below applies to a pilot, but a passenger can also be accused of drinking.
Remember you can also be breathalised whilst driving -- though the level is much lower for a pilot.

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https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6535517.stm
"Diet clears drinking-arrest pilot"

A pilot arrested on suspicion of being over the alcohol limit has been cleared after tests found heavy dieting had caused his breath to smell like drink.

The Virgin Atlantic employee - held at Heathrow on 31 March before a flight to New York - had failed a breathalyser.

But samples taken from the 47-year-old prove his blood-alcohol level was consistent with a non-drinker.
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Think of this as a small alarm bell that the technology we rely on isn't infallible. Though why did it take 1 week for the results of a simple blood test for alcohol level .. that sounds like something which could be done in-situ.

[Colston]

From NHS Direct...

Ketosis is a process in which your body converts fats into energy. During the conversion, ketones are produced as a by-product. Ketones can give your breath a sweet, fruity smell that may be mistaken for alcohol.

https://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/ar ... icleId=221

[Skylace]

OK .. the title is slightly over-dramatic, since story below applies to a pilot, but a passenger can also be accused of drinking.
Remember you can also be breathalised whilst driving -- though the level is much lower for a pilot.

I am glad they are looking at passengers for a lot of reasons.
First you don't want a drunk person getting on the flight and causing problems. And further more we just recently had an incident in NM which is causing a lot of problems. A man (Dana Papst) was served large amount of alcohol on a flight. He then drove after that (going to buy more alcohol as well) and killed five people and died the next day himself. His blood alcohol was four times the legal limit.
He had had problems already in Colorado with DWI but not only did he lie on his NM Driver's License application, it probably wouldn't have mattered anyway. So some serious changes need to be made in regards to alcohol service to people on flights as well as the drunk driving laws in many of the states.
Dana Papst story

[Colston]

My flight back from the football via Malaga last night was delayed thanks to a couple of guys being ejected for being drunk.

[faceless]

moved this in here...

[Brown Sauce]

heavy dieting also makes one fart, not nice on a flight.

[IRiSHMaFIA]

heavy dieting also makes one fart, not nice on a flight.

Not nice anywhere!

[eefanincan]

From NHS Direct...

Ketosis is a process in which your body converts fats into energy. During the conversion, ketones are produced as a by-product. Ketones can give your breath a sweet, fruity smell that may be mistaken for alcohol.

https://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/ar ... icleId=221

Nice article Colston... it describes ketosis very well. Many diabetics have been arrested for being drunk when, in fact, they were actually ketotic.