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- Air India Express has suspended eight crew members, including four pilots and four cabin crew, for three months.
- The action follows a Dubai-to-Amritsar flight on August 2, 2026, whose crew took their mandatory post-flight alcohol test 35 minutes late.
- DGCA rules require crew on international flights landing in India to complete the breath analyser test within two hours of landing.
- All eight crew members eventually tested negative for alcohol, but the airline acted because the two-hour deadline was missed.
- The case shows Indian airlines must enforce strict timelines on safety checks even when tests results are clean.
What to watch next
- Whether DGCA takes any further action against Air India Express over the delayed test.
- Whether the airline discloses more details about the crew member's reported illness after landing.
- Whether any of the suspended crew members challenge or appeal the three-month suspension.
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