Air India Express suspends 8 crew over post-flight breathalyser deadline
Air India Express has suspended eight crew members for three months after they failed to complete a mandatory post-flight breathalyser declaration within the required two-hour window following an international flight, media reports said. The crew was operating a Dubai-Amritsar flight on August 2. They were required to complete the declaration within two hours of landing at Sri Guru Ram Das Jee…
Air India Express has suspended eight crew members for three months following a missed post-flight breathalyser declaration on an international flight. The incident occurred on a Dubai-Amritsar flight on August 2, when the crew failed to complete the mandatory declaration within the required two-hour window after landing at Sri Guru Ram Das Jee International Airport in Amritsar.
The declaration was submitted 35 minutes after the permitted time, leading to the crew's removal from duty and three-month suspension. The airline reported the violation to India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and all eight crew members tested negative for alcohol. This action follows a separate Air India flight incident that reignited discussions about psychoactive-substance testing among airline crew.
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