Mumbai: Three pilots are under investigation for reporting to work drunk on January 1 and two flights were delayed by several hours allegedly due to the pilots arriving late after New Year revelry.
While a lone Indigo pilot was the only one to fail the breath-analyser check conducted by the DGCA at the Mumbai airport on Thursday, two Air India pilots are under the scanner for skipping the mandatory post-flight checks. A special team of the DGCA carried out the breath analyser checks through Wednesday night and Thursday morning.
Also on Thursday, passengers of a Jet Airways flight to Bhavnagar that was delayed by three hours claimed airline staff blamed it on the pilot partying till late and arriving late.
While Jet spokesperson maintained that the delay was due to adverse weather conditions, the official Twitter handle responded to an angry passenger in a contradictory manner, saying the delay was due to operational reasons. Officials said this flight's delay will also be investigated.
02/01/15 Aditya Anand/Mumbai Mirror
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While a lone Indigo pilot was the only one to fail the breath-analyser check conducted by the DGCA at the Mumbai airport on Thursday, two Air India pilots are under the scanner for skipping the mandatory post-flight checks. A special team of the DGCA carried out the breath analyser checks through Wednesday night and Thursday morning.
Also on Thursday, passengers of a Jet Airways flight to Bhavnagar that was delayed by three hours claimed airline staff blamed it on the pilot partying till late and arriving late.
While Jet spokesperson maintained that the delay was due to adverse weather conditions, the official Twitter handle responded to an angry passenger in a contradictory manner, saying the delay was due to operational reasons. Officials said this flight's delay will also be investigated.
02/01/15 Aditya Anand/Mumbai Mirror
