Turbulence? More Air India pilots fail drug test

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Two more Air India pilots failed preliminary drug tests following a recent incident. Air India mandated psychoactive substance screening for all its pilots after a previous positive test. The captain of the Phuket-Delhi flight claimed prescribed sleeping pills caused his positive result. Over 400 pilots have undergone this new internal safety testing process.

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Air India pilots fail drug test after Tata Group-owned carrier makes psychoactive substances testing mandatory following Phuket-Delhi flight incident
After the captain of the Phuket-Delhi Air India flight that rapidly lost around 300 feet of altitude last week, injuring 17 passengers, was tested positive for marijuana in the final confirmatory test.

, two more Air India pilots tested ‘non-negative’, failing the preliminary drug test ordered by the Tata-owned carrier following the incident on the Phuket-Delhi flight that left a number of passengers injured, sources told PTI on Monday.

The samples of both the pilots have been sent for final confirmatory test.

Air India introduced mandatory screening for for psychoactive substances for its pilots, tightening its internal safety checks beyond the random testing requirements prescribed by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

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