A total of 122 pilots tested positive for alcohol during pre-flight medical check-ups between 2013 and June 30 this year, the government said told Lok Sabha today. Till June 30 this year, 23 pilots tested alcohol positive. Sinha said of the 23 pilots found positive for alcohol till June, 22 were suspended after first violation, while one pilot was suspended for second violation. In 2013, 30 pilots were found alcohol positive during pre- flight medical check-ups though the number came down to 26 in 2014, Minister of State for Aviation Jayant Sinha said in a written reply. "From June 6, 2014, such pilots are suspended for three months for the first violation and for three years for the second violation," he said.

Source: dna July 21, 2016 17:37 UTC