{
  "id": 567805,
  "title": "Air India Phuket-Delhi Flight Pilot Tests Positive In Second Dope Test: Reports",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/air-india-phuket-delhi-flight-pilot-tests-positive-in-second-dope",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T13:22:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/air-india-phuket-delhi-flight-pilot-tests-positive-in-second-dope-test-reports"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Air India pilot tests positive for narcotic in second drug test, reports indicate. The incident follows a sudden 300-foot altitude loss on Air India flight AI2379 from Phuket to Delhi on August 4. The aircraft landed safely in Delhi after the anomaly, but both pilots were removed from flying duties pending investigation. The Civil Aviation Ministry had initially deemed the pilot's test \"not negative.\" Air India is under heightened regulatory scrutiny following the incident, with the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau examining the flight data and cockpit voice recorders.",
  "summary": "The pilot-in-command of an Air India flight that suffered a sudden 300-foot altitude loss last week has reportedly tested positive for a narcotic substance in a second dope test, according to media reports citing sources. The development comes amid heightened scrutiny of the airline following the incident. Flight loses altitude during cruise The Air India A320 flight, AI2379, was flying from…",
  "key_points": [
    "Air India pilot tests positive for narcotic in second drug test.",
    "Sudden 300-foot altitude loss on AI2379 from Phuket to Delhi.",
    "Flight landed safely in Delhi; pilots removed pending investigation."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The positive test result puts Air India under further pressure as it faces heightened regulatory scrutiny following a recent in-flight incident.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}