131 on-duty airport employees across country fail breathalyser tests; more scrutiny coming
NEW DELHI: You would want airport ground staff to be happy, it makes for better service — but not merry, for that may involve issues of passenger and flight crew safety.
Yet, 150,000 breathalyser tests taken over a four-month period ending this January at several airports found 131 on-duty airport employees exceeding the permissible alcohol intake limit.
These tests were conducted by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The audit was held at the Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai and Bengaluru airports starting September. Airports in Patna, Bhubaneswar, Vizag and Coimbatore were added in January.
