At peak year-end party season, JAL urges all workers to refrain from drinking for the rest of the year

Japan Airlines has urged all workers to refrain from drinking for the rest of the year, following recent scandals involving some of its staff including a co-pilot, despite the year-end party season being at its height. No alcoholic drinks were served at many of the year-end parties held among JAL employees so far. Commenting on the situation, one employee said that the situation “can’t be helped because we caused trouble” through the series of drinking scandals. According to a survey by the ministry on improper drinking-related incidents at airlines, JAL employees were involved in 21 of the total of 31 cases in the period from the beginning of 2017 to November this year. This was attributed in part to JAL having introduced high-accuracy alcohol detectors. <br/>
Japan Times
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/12/27/business/corporate-business/peak-year-end-party-season-jal-urges-workers-refrain-drinking-rest-year/#.XCUSAM9KhRk
12/27/18