Pilot AirTran Drunk suspended the investigation

 The captain of an AirTran flight was arrested Saturday after a TSA Manager smelled alcohol on his breath, Minneapolis KARE 11 reported news station.

The TSA Manager called the police from the airport, giving the captain a breathalyzer test.

The flight, en route to Milwaukee, was delayed 35 minutes after the captain blew a. 05%.

Surprisingly, the legal limit for commercial drivers is .04%--below the. 08 percent limit allowed drivers across America.

The anonymous driver is a federal flight deck officer, meaning that it is authorized to carry a firearm on the aircraft. AirTran did not know if the pilot was armed during this particular flight.

The captain was suspended during the investigation into the incident by AirTran.

Case of the intoxicated drivers are fortunately rare. Earlier this year, a Delta pilot who was drunk (it was 4.5 times greater than the legal limit) for a London-bound flight was sentenced to six months in prison. In March, five employees of Aeromexico, including the two pilots and two co-pilots, were suspended for flying under the influence.