00:00And we cut across to more Waking News just coming in.
00:02Air India pilot who was found tipsy in Zurich.
00:06Air India pilot who failed the breath analyzer test.
00:09The pilot was suspended after failing the breath analyzer test.
00:14The pilot has been removed from AI-152 cockpit after the test had taken place.
00:19The pilot was taken off duty before Zurich-Delhi flight.
00:22Air India pilot who has been suspended pending the medical report.
00:26Air India pilot who was repatriated as passenger after the incident.
00:30The Air India team that has been putting out alerts also to the Zurich authorities.
00:35AI-152 was the flight that also got delayed for the very reason after the pilot was removed last minute.
00:42And was told to become a passenger instead.
00:45Air India safety team that flagged the pilot's condition was found to be quote-unquote tipsy.
00:51The pilot's condition was flagged under AI safety protocol.
00:54Air India launched a probe into Zurich pilot incident.
00:59And the details of which are yet to be put out.
01:02But prior to the side of what has emerged so far, my colleague Amit Fargoat joining us on the broadcast
01:07with further details.
01:08Over to you Amit.
01:13Well, this is the incident of September 6th.
01:17And I am given to understand through my sources is that it was Air India's own monitoring team, the SMS
01:22team under which the crew found or the ground staff rather found on the airport that one of the pilots
01:30for the day was not looking fine.
01:33And immediately the Zurich authorities, airport authorities were alerted about it.
01:38The breath analyzer test which is the BA test was conducted for this pilot upon which he was immediately removed
01:44from the duty of flying that particular craft or rather being part of the crew, cabin crew.
01:52And what happened after that is that because of this particular development, the flight got delayed.
01:58And eventually what I am given to understand that this particular pilot was sent back to India, repatriated to India
02:05as a normal passenger.
02:07So, he was no more on that list of the two pilots for this particular aircraft.
02:12This is AI-152 that we are talking about during Delhi flight.
02:16And I am given to understand through my sources is that this particular pilot in question has been off-rostered.
02:24He has been suspended until the results of the medical test come out.
02:30So, possibly after that there could be further action that might be initiated against the pilot in question.
02:38So, the Zurich authorities were the ones who conducted the test.
02:41Upon the results of the BA test, the breath analyzer test, this particular action was taken by Air India.
02:46The Air India sources are telling me that, you know, Air India is ensuring that after there is no scope
02:55for any pilot to be breaching the SOPs
02:59in regards of whether it be the psychoactive substance or for instance, alcohol consumption as well.
03:05In this particular regard, the final medical report is awaited after which further action could be taken.
03:13Back to you.
03:13Alright, Amit, many thanks for those details.
