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According to the British tabloid The Sun, Mike Beaton went out to a nightclub in Johannesburg where he met two South African men and two female holidaymakers from Wales and Spain.
It's reported the group had a few drinks before heading back to a local man's flat, where cocaine was brought out.
The co-pilot is said to have boasted about the wild night in a text message to a stewardess colleague, who then raised the alarm.
BA says the flight Beaton was supposed to be operating last month had to be delayed while a replacement was found.
The airline says Beaton was flown as a passenger back to London and then tested for drugs.
The results are said to have come back positive.
BA says he is no longer employed with the airline.
