Air India pilot fails alcohol test after hitting the ground

August 11, 2016 11:32

A senior Air India pilot was caught drunk after having operated an international flight on Wednesday, in a rare incident in India's aviation history where a pilot was tested positive for alcohol in a post-flight medical test.

The pilot turned out to be a repeat offender having failed a pre-flight alcohol test earlier.

Taking a serious view of the repeated violation by the same pilot, the flight safety department of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation has suspended the pilot for four years instead of the usual three-year suspension handed out in such cases.

"Failing the post-flight medical test as compared to a preflight test is a 'grave safety violation' as the pilot has operated a flight with passengers on-board under the influence of alcohol," a DGCA source said. "There cannot be any leniency in such cases."

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