{"id":46889,"date":"2026-08-09T05:38:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T00:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/captain-of-turbulence-hit-phuket-delhi-flight-may-have-failed-dope-test-india-news\/"},"modified":"2026-08-09T05:38:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T00:08:22","slug":"captain-of-turbulence-hit-phuket-delhi-flight-may-have-failed-dope-test-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/captain-of-turbulence-hit-phuket-delhi-flight-may-have-failed-dope-test-india-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Captain of turbulence-hit Phuket-Delhi flight may have failed dope test | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133059657,imgsize-80148,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/air-india.jpg\" alt=\"Captain of turbulence-hit Phuket-Delhi flight may have failed dope test\" title=\"The Airbus A320 with 145 people on board had encountered severe turbulence near Odisha and then suddenly dropped 300 feet.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"The Airbus A320 with 145 people on board had encountered severe turbulence near Odisha and then suddenly dropped 300 feet.\">The Airbus A320 with 145 people on board had encountered severe turbulence near Odisha and then suddenly dropped 300 feet.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: The captain operating Air India\u2019s turbulence-hit Phuket-Delhi flight on Tuesday (Aug 4) reportedly tested positive in a psychoactive substances (dope) test conducted on arrival, according to multiple sources.<!-- --> The airline did not confirm or deny it, saying that while the tests were conducted, the results have not been shared with it.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>\u201cWe are aware that a post-flight screening test was conducted on the pilots in accordance with applicable protocols. However, the results of the test have not been shared with Air India, and we are therefore not in a position to comment on any findings,\u201d an AI spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>\u201cAir India undertakes regular drug testing of crew members in compliance with civil aviation regulations, independent of any specific flight or operational incident. <!-- -->We will continue to cooperate with the relevant authorities as required,\u201d AI added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>The Airbus A320 with 145 people on board had encountered severe turbulence near Odisha and then suddenly dropped 300 feet. On arrival in Delhi, 13 passengers and four crew members were hospitalised. Sources say the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is probing the case from all angles, including whether the handling of this turbulence event was correct. It is also probing whether the event happened due to weather or some other reason, the likely impact on the aircraft \u2014 like did it suffer hydraulic failure due to impact \u2014 and whether it should have flown all the way to Delhi after the episode and not diverted to some nearby airport like Varanasi or Lucknow.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>Pending investigation, the flight crew is taken off flying duty as per protocol. Hence, the pilots of this flight are also not flying currently.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/captain-of-turbulence-hit-phuket-delhi-flight-may-have-failed-dope-test\/articleshow\/133059271.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Airbus A320 with 145 people on board had encountered severe turbulence near Odisha and then suddenly dropped 300 feet. NEW DELHI: The captain operating Air India\u2019s turbulence-hit Phuket-Delhi flight on Tuesday (Aug 4) reportedly tested positive in a psychoactive substances (dope) test conducted on arrival, according to multiple sources. 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