NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has ordered airlines to resume pre-flight alcohol tests for pilots and cabin crew members.
The aviation regulator had on March 29 this year suspended breath analyser (BA) test for “all aviation personnel” like pilots, cabin crew members, ground handling staff and air traffic controllers due to the “extraordinary” circumstances posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and given the directions issued by the high courts in Delhi and Kerala.
“In partial modification of the DGCA order… Dated 29.03.2020, this is to convey that the employer/organization shall ensure flight crew member and the cabin crew member shall undergo pre-flight BA test,” said the regulator in an order dated September 4. (AGENCIES)
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