Friday, January 23, 2015

Tougher DGCA rules on alcohol test, 12 Air India crew grounded

Mumbai: Twelve crew members of an Air India flight from London to Mumbai have been sent on compulsory leave for 15 days as punishment for not undergoing post-flight alcohol check implemented by Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) recently.

As required under tougher rules for alcohol tests with effect from July 2014, the 12 crew members, including six air hostesses, failed to report for the post-flight breath analyser checks on their return to Mumbai from London last month. Not reporting for tests as per the modified rules is considered as being alcohol-positive.

Following a probe, DGCA concluded that the cabin crew had violated the rules laid down for breath analyser tests. In a letter issued by Maneesh Kumar, Director (air safety), DGCA, to Air India's chief of flight safety, the aviation regulator ordered the airline to keep the twelve cabin crew grounded.
24/01/15 Aditya Anand/Mumbai Mirror
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