NEW DELHI: A total of 84 people working at 42 Indian airports were found drunk on duty between January 2021 and March 2022, as per the data of the aviation regulator DGCA.
Fifty-four (64 per cent) of the 84 workers who failed the mandatory alcohol tests were drivers, stated the Directorate General of Civil Aviation's data.
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 like the catering companies, ground handling companies, aircraft maintenance companies, etc which work at the airport.
This story is from the May 16, 2022 edition of Millennium Post Delhi.
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