A Southwest Airlines pilot who lives in New Hampshire was arrested for DUI at a Georgia airport, authorities say.

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.

The pilot, a 52-year-old from Bedford who has been a licensed pilot since 2008, was arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) after he allegedly drunkenly reported to a flight assignment at the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport in Savannah, Georgia. Authorities said that the pilot reeked of alcohol when he showed up in the cockpit.

David Allsop, 52, is charged with driving under the influence, according to Chatham County Sheriff's office jail records.

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A Southwest Airlines pilot was arrested at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport in Georgia for allegedly driving under the influence, police say.

Passengers had boarded the Southwest Airlines flight from Savannah, Georgia, to Chicago on Wednesday when police took the pilot away in handcuffs. An incident report says police at the Savannah airport tracked down the 52-year-old pilot after someone reported he appeared to be under the influence during crew check-in.

A New Hampshire pilot arrested Wednesday morning at a Georgia airport for driving under the influence was in the cockpit performing pre-flight checks when he was removed from the plane.

SAVANNAH, Ga. (7News) — A Southwest Airlines pilot was arrested in Savannah, Georgia for intoxication moments before a Wednesday morning flight to Chicago, airport police told ABC News.

A COMMERCIAL pilot was hauled from a plane and arrested on suspicion of attempting to fly whilst drunk moments before take-off. Southwest Airlines pilot David Allsop, 52, of New Hampshire, was

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,

David Paul Allsop, 52, of Bedford, New Hampshire, faces a DUI charge following his arrest at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, according to records from the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office in Georgia. Allsop has been a licensed pilot since 2008.