The pilot allegedly smelled of alcohol and was removed by airport police before he flew Southwest Flight 3772 to Chicago from Savannah, Georgia, a source told CBS News. Photos shared online show cops removing him from the cockpit of 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 Southwest flight was delayed for five hours Wednesday morning due to a pilot being arrested and charged with DUI, officials said.

The pilot, David Allsop, 52, was arrested at Savannah Hilton Head Airport Wednesday morning and has been removed from duty. The flight was delayed about five hours.

A Southwest Airlines pilot was removed from the cockpit ahead of a Wednesday flight from Georgia to Chicago and was booked on a charge of driving under the influence, a source familiar with the incident told CBS News.

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

The pilot was later charged with driving under the influence, records from the local sheriff's office show.

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David Allsop, 52, was hauled out of the cockpit of Southwest flight 3772 by airport police in Savannah, Georgia early Wednesday morning.

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A Southwest Airlines pilot was arrested and removed from the cockpit at an airport in Georgia after allegedly failing a sobriety test before a flight to Chicago, police said.

A Southwest Airlines flight bound for Chicago was delayed for multiple hours after a pilot was arrested and charged with DUI at an airport in Georgia, police said.