Jet Airways and Air India Pilots Found Drunk On Arrival

The pilots were tested upon arrival of their flights from abroad.

Sources said both the pilots had earlier also tested positive for alcohol, but that was during pre-flight examination. (Photo: Reuters)

• Two pilots of Air India and Jet Airways have been suspended for four years by DGCA after they were found drunk on arrival of their overseas flights in India.
  
  
• A cabin crew member of Air India has also been slapped with one-year suspension after post flight checks found traces of alcohol in his system.
  
  
• On 10 August, the pilot of Air India’s Sharjah-Calicut flight tested positive for alcohol , while the pilot of Jet Airways’ Abu Dhabi-Chennai flight was found drunk on 3 August.
  
  
• Sources said both the pilots had earlier also tested positive for alcohol, but that was during pre-flight examination.