Japanese Airlines (JAL) executives have announced their own pay cuts after two flight attendants violated the no-alcohol-within-12-hours-of-a-flight policy, and it’s the third time in less than a year that the JAL CEO has docked her own pay over crews’ drinking. According to Aviation Wire (Google-translated into English), the most recent violation occurred on May 23, 2026, when a chief flight attendant scheduled to work a morning flight from Hiroshima to Tokyo failed mandatory pre-duty breathalyzer tests.
The airline said the attendant had consumed alcohol beyond the company’s permitted cutoff time while staying overnight before the return flight. Another flight attendant who drank with the senior crew member also faced disciplinary action, though she passed her breathalyzer test, according to reports citing the airline’s announcement. The flight departed 42 minutes late as a result.
