'14 pilots, 31 cabin crew members failed pre-flight alcohol test'

New Delhi: Fourteen pilots and 31 cabin crew members failed alcohol test during the pre-flight medical examination between January and March this year, civil aviation minister Ajit Singh said on Friday.
"This year 14 pilots and 31 cabin crew members failed the breathalyzer test, compared to four and 21 last year," Singh said in a written reply to Lok Sabha.
Of the 14 pilots, four are of Jet Airways, three of Air India, two each of Kingfisher Airlines, SpiceJet and IndiGo while one was of Jetlite, he said, adding that last year only pilots were found under the influence of alcohol, of which two were of Kingfisher and one each of Jet Airways and Jetlite.
17/08/12 PTI/Times of India

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Aug 2012