Air India Express suspends 8 crew members for 3 months over delayed breathalyser test
- Air India Express suspended eight crew members for three months over a delayed post-flight breathalyser test.
- The crew of a Dubai-Amritsar flight on 2 August submitted the declaration 35 minutes after the two-hour deadline.
- All eight tested negative for alcohol, though the airline reported the violation to the DGCA and removed them from duty.
- The action follows the Air India Phuket-Delhi incident, after which mandatory dope screening began on 13 August.
Source: indiatoday.in
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