Air India de-rosters its senior pilot for runway incursion at Mumbai airport

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Last Updated : Sep 17 2019 | 10:00 PM IST

New India [India], Sept 17 (ANI): A senior Air India pilot has been put off-duty after he was involved in runway incursion at the Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai.

The said pilot was operating the AI-669 Bhubaneshwar- Mumbai flight on September 16.

Confirming the incident, an Air India official said, "The crew of the subject flight are not to be utilised for flying duties after operating BBI-BOM (Bhuvneshwar to Mumbai) of date, pending investigation. The above is strict compliance."

Earlier, an Air India pilot was suspended for three months after he failed a pre-flight breathalyser test.

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First Published: Sep 17 2019 | 9:42 PM IST

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