32% Rise In Airport Staff Drunk On Duty In H1

A total of 189 people working at 59 Indian airports were found drunk on duty in the first half of this year, marking a 32 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) increase, according to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). About half of the 189 workers who failed the mandatory alcohol tests were drivers, it said.

- DEEPAK PATEL

While many of the workers who failed the alcohol tests were employed by airport operators, a significant section of them were employed by other companies catering companies, ground handling companies, and aircraft maintenance companies - that work at the airport.

In the first half of 2023, DGCA records show that 96 individuals employed at 46 Airports Authority of India (AAI)-operated airports failed alcohol tests, marking an increase from the 66 workers at 40 AAI-run airports recorded during the same period in 2022.

Business Standard has reviewed the DGCA data.