One of two pilots arrested for allegedly failing a breath test ahead of a flight to the US has been released without charge, police have said.
The 45-year-old man had been due to appear in court on Tuesday along with a 61-year-old man but Police Scotland said he had been released without charge.
A United Airlines service from Glasgow to Newark was cancelled on Saturday after the pair's arrest on suspicion of being under the influence of drink or drugs.
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Flight number UA162 had been due to depart Glasgow Airport at 9am.
The law states the alcohol limit for pilots is nine micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath - less than half the 22 micrograms limit for drivers in Scotland.
The second pilot is due to appear in private at Paisley Sheriff Court later on Tuesday.
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