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A Southwest Airlines pilot was arrested at the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport on Wednesday and is being charged with a DUI, NBC News reports.
A source familiar with the situation told NBC News that a Transportation Security Administration officer smelled alcohol on the pilot and informed law enforcement officials, who then arrested him.
NBC said that flight records show that the flight, which was headed to Chicago, was delayed by 5 hours.
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