84 workers at 42 airports found drunk on duty between Jan ’21-Mar ’22: DGCA

A total of 84 people working at 42 Indian airports were found drunk on duty between January 2021 and March 2022, as per the data of the aviation regulator DGCA.

Fifty four (64 per cent) of the 84 workers who failed the mandatory alcohol tests were drivers, stated the Directorate General of Civil Aviation’s data, which has been accessed by PTI.

While many of the workers who failed the alcohol tests were employed by airport operators, a significant section of them were employed by other companies — catering companies, ground handling companies, aircraft maintenance companies, etc — which work at the airport.