Pilot Smoked Marijuana, Failed 2 Dope Tests After Phuket-Delhi Flight: Sources
The pilot in command of the Air India aircraft from Phuket to Delhi, in which several passengers were injured after it was hit by turbulence, has failed a second dope test as well, sources have confirmed.
AI-2379, carrying 137 passengers and eight crew members, was on its way to Delhi from Phuket on August 4 when it faced turbulence and experienced a sudden loss of altitude of 300 feet during its cruise phase. At least 13 passengers and four crew members suffered injuries. Of these, two crew members sustained spinal injuries near the tailbone and neck, Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu said.
