{"id":10546,"date":"2026-08-09T22:55:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T22:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=10546"},"modified":"2026-08-09T22:55:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T22:55:05","slug":"dope-test-of-turbulent-air-india-flights-pilot-not-negative-sent-for-confirmation-says-government-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=10546","title":{"rendered":"Dope test of turbulent Air India flight\u2019s pilot \u2018not negative\u2019, sent for confirmation, says government | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133076752,imgsize-99016,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/pilot-in-command-requires-psychoactive-substance-confirmatory-testing-civil-aviation-ministry-on-phuket-delhi-flight-mishap.jpg\" alt=\"Dope test of turbulent Air India flight\u2019s pilot \u2018not negative\u2019, sent for confirmation, says government\" title=\"Both pilots have been taken off flying duty by the DGCA, pending investigation.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Both pilots have been taken off flying duty by the DGCA, pending investigation.\">Both pilots have been taken off flying duty by the DGCA, pending investigation.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: The captain of Air India\u2019s August 4 Phuket-Delhi flight, which experienced a sudden loss of altitude of about 300 feet, was subjected to a psychoactive substance (dope) screening test on arrival, whose result was \u201cnot negative\u201d and has been sent for confirmatory tests, the aviation ministry said Sunday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>TOI had exclusively reported on Sunday that the pilot of the turbulence-hit flight may have failed the dope test.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The ministry has classified the incident, which led to 17 people being hospitalised, as serious and said the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) will probe it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>\u201cFurther action, as appropriate, will be taken based on the outcome of the investigation and confirmatory test results,\u201d it said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Air India pilots grounded till probe is over<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>Directorate General of Civil Aviation rules stipulate that \u201cin case the screening test (for psychoactive substances) is non-negative, the employee shall be immediately removed from the safety-sensitive duty till a confirmatory report is received. <!-- -->In case of positive confirmatory test for the first time, the concerned employee shall be referred by the organisation\u201d for de-addiction.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Multiple passengers and cabin crew members on board the Airbus A320 operating as AI 2379 were injured when it suddenly lost altitude. The plane later landed safely in Delhi. \u201cAs standard operating procedures following such an occurrence, both flight crew members underwent the prescribed psychoactive substance screening test. The screening test in respect of the pilot-in-command (PIC) indicated a result requiring confirmatory testing.<!-- --> Samples have been sent to the designated laboratory for confirmatory analysis, and the final report is awaited,\u201d the ministry statement added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Both pilots have been taken off flying duty by the DGCA, pending investigation.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/dope-test-of-turbulent-ai-flights-pilot-not-negative-sent-for-confirmation-says-government\/articleshow\/133076744.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Both pilots have been taken off flying duty by the DGCA, pending investigation. 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