‘Pilot seemed high, eyes were red’: Passenger after pilot of turbulence-hit Air India plane tests positive for marijuana
Air India flight turbulence: A passenger reportedly revealed that after landing in Delhi, the pilot also asked them not to record anything.
Passenger of the Air India flight that experienced turbulence and injured 24 people claims the pilot seemed high before takeoff. The pilot-in-command (PIC) tested positive for marijuana after the incident, leading to a probe by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB). Both pilots were required to take a psychoactive substance screening test upon landing in Delhi; the PIC's initial test came back non-negative, requiring confirmatory testing.
The confirmatory test revealed a positive result for marijuana. The passenger, who was traveling with his brother on the Phuket-Delhi Air India flight, noted that the PIC appeared visibly red-eyed and slow to respond when asked about the flight's timeliness. The passenger also mentioned that the pilot instructed passengers not to record anything, stating that any issue would become a major controversy.
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