Passengers on a transatlantic flight will receive £500 in compensation after its pilots were arrested for allegedly being drunk.

The president of Canadian airline Air Transat announced all those due to fly on the plane from Glasgow to Toronto on Monday will now be recompensed for the cancelled journey.

The two pilots were arrested at Glasgow Airport after reportedly being "impaired by alcohol" at the controls of the aircraft.

It had originally offered passengers, whose journey was delayed by a day, £115 off any future flights they booked with the airline.

Airline chief Jean-Francois Lemay said: "We will be compensating all passengers on this flight pursuant to the applicable European regulations.

"Canadian and European rules and regulations that we are subject to regarding alcohol consumption are very strict. Our own internal rules are even more stringent and we do not tolerate any failure to comply.

"We have always taken, and we will continue to take, all necessary measures to ensure those rules are followed to the letter, and we are counting on the flawless cooperation of all our personnel in that respect."

In an accompanying statement, the company said: "The issue of the July 18 arrest of two Air Transat pilots in Glasgow is a complex one, and because the matter is the subject of judicial proceedings in Scotland, the airline will not comment at this point.

"Both pilots, who are personally facing charges, have received an administrative suspension for the duration of the carrier's internal investigation.

"Air Transat reiterates that the safety of its passengers and crew is the number one priority for the carrier."

The two Canadian pilots - Jean-Francois Perreault, 39, and 37-year-old Imran Zafar Syed - appeared at Paisley Sheriff Court on Tuesday charged with being drunk at the controls of the plane, which had 250 passengers on board.

Both men were remanded in custody for a further hearing next week, having entered no plea or declaration in response to the charge under the Railway and Transport Safety Act 2003.

Perreault and Syed were also charged with threatening and abusive behaviour.

Passengers due to take Monday's flight to Toronto were put on a replacement service at 11am the following day.