Two pilots of Jet Airways and Air India were suspended on Thursday after they were found drunk on arrival of their overseas flights in India. The two pilots have been suspended for four years while a cabin crew of Air India has been suspended for one year after failing the post flight medical check. HT had first reported on Thursday that an Air India pilot and one from a pilot airline had failed the post flight medical test for alcohol. On August 10, the pilot of Air India’s Sharjah-Kozhikode flight tested positive for alcohol during post flight examination, while the pilot of Jet Airways’ Abu Dhabi-Chennai flight was found drunk on August 3. A Jet Airways spokesperson confirmed that the airline had sacked the pilot.

Source: Hindustan Times August 11, 2016 15:20 UTC