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Seems kind of harsh for the flight crew.

 

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Two pilots and three crew members of Canadian charter carrier Pivot Airlines have been detained in the Dominican Republic after contraband drugs were seized on their aircraft shortly before it was due to fly from Punta Cana to Toronto. 

 

According to a statement issued by Pivot Airlines to CTV News Toronto, the five crew members discovered and reported contraband found on the aircraft.

 

The National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD) of the Dominican Republic said that eight packages, each containing 25 smaller packages of cocaine, totalling 200 packages, were located in the aircraft’s control compartments after a thorough search. The total weight of the seized drugs is about 200 kilograms of cocaine, making it a major drug bust.

 

 

https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/30913-canadian-flight-crew-pivot-airlines-detained-punta-cana

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3 hours ago, LIBrty4all said:

Seems kind of harsh for the flight crew.

Especially because they appear to have done the right thing.

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Related: https://simpleflying.com/canadian-airline-warns-against-dominican-republic/amp/

 

“Canadian Airline Warns Against Travel To The Dominican Republic After Drugs Bust

BYDANIEL MARTÍNEZ GARBUNO 

PUBLISHED MAY 03, 2022

Pivot Airlines and ALPA are warning travelers and pilots against traveling to the Dominican Republic

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The Airline Pilots Association (ALPA), North America’s largest commercial aviator's union, has also warned against traveling to the Dominican Republic.”


https://www.alpa.org/about-alpa/our-pilot-groups says pilots flying for Delta,  JetBlue, and United belong to ALPA.  Each airline flies to the DR.  Surprised ALPA hasn’t ordered all its pilots to stop flying to the DR. So much for union solidarity 

 

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Shoot the messengers?

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Just now, Dashinka said:

Shoot the messengers?

I think it the crew are being scapegoated:

 

* Certain people in high places in Canada and/or the DR are embarrassed that their own law enforcement did not detect what is likely been an ongoing scheme, or

 

* Certain people in high places in the governments of the DR and/or Canada want the crew scapegoated so the real culprits, (connected to those certain people in high places) are unscathed.  

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21 minutes ago, Mike E said:

Related: https://simpleflying.com/canadian-airline-warns-against-dominican-republic/amp/

 

“Canadian Airline Warns Against Travel To The Dominican Republic After Drugs Bust

BYDANIEL MARTÍNEZ GARBUNO 

PUBLISHED MAY 03, 2022

Pivot Airlines and ALPA are warning travelers and pilots against traveling to the Dominican Republic

… 

The Airline Pilots Association (ALPA), North America’s largest commercial aviator's union, has also warned against traveling to the Dominican Republic.”


https://www.alpa.org/about-alpa/our-pilot-groups says pilots flying for Delta,  JetBlue, and United belong to ALPA.  Each airline flies to the DR.  Surprised ALPA hasn’t ordered all its pilots to stop flying to the DR. So much for union solidarity 

 

ALPA cannot dictate where companies fly their planes.

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