Now, Breathalyser test for airport staff

The Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the Indian governmental regulatory body for civil aviation, had issued guidelines three months ago for the breathalyser test to be conducted on all airport employees across the country.

According to DGCA, Civil Aviation Requirement (CAR) Section-5 and series-5 (Part IV) lays down the procedure for the BA examination of personnel engaged in aircraft maintenance, Air Traffic Control services, aerodrome operations, flight dispatchers, Fire And Rescue



personnel, vehicle drivers and ground handling services for detecting consumption of alcohol.

So far, 32 employees, including one from Hyderabad airport have failed the BA test. A driver working for a prominent airlines failed the test on October 7 at the Hyderabad airport. The Bengaluru airport topped the list with five staffers failing the breathalyser test followed by Chennai, Cochin and Mumbai with four employees each and Delhi with three employees.