Air India pilots union asks DGCA to temporarily suspend pre-flight and post-flight alcohol tests
New Delhi: After SpiceJetNSE -1.90 % stated on Sunday that one of its pilots has tested positive for COVID-19, an Air India pilots union requested aviation regulator DGCA to temporarily suspend breath analyzer (BA) test as it can lead to spread of infection.
Referring to the Spicejet pilot’s case, a letter by Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) stated that “continuing BA Tests in these circumstances is extremely dangerous” as the machine for the test remains the same and droplets or aerosols of infected pilots may infect the healthy.
