Delhi Phuket Flight | 'Pilot Seemed High When We Were Boarding': Passenger On Phuket-Delhi Flight
Levelling serious allegations against the captain of the Phuket-Delhi flight which lost altitude and plummeted 300 feet last week, a passenger who was on the
Levelling serious allegations against the captain of the Phuket-Delhi flight which lost altitude and plummeted 300 feet last week, a passenger who was on the plane said the pilot was visibly high before the plane took off and, after the incident, asked passengers not to record anything, saying "baat ka batangad ban jayega" (it would be making a mountain out of a molehill). AI-2379, carrying 137 passengers and eight crew members, was on its way to Delhi from Phuket on August 4 when it experienced a sudden loss of altitude during its cruise phase.
At least 20 passengers and four crew members were injured. Speaking exclusively to NDTV's Shiv Aroor on Tuesday, hours after sources said that the captain of the plane had failed two dope tests and had smoked marijuana, the passenger, who requested that his name not be revealed, also questioned why the pilot did not make an emergency landing to ensure the injured could get immediate medical attention. "My brother and I were the last passengers to board the flight and the pilot boarded with us. I spoke to him and asked him whether the flight was on time and whether we were late.
He was very slow to respond and his eyes were red. I told my brother then that he seemed high, and you all know what happened after that," the man said. Asked whether they did not feel that was serious enough not to board the flight, the passenger replied there was no way to be sure. About NDTV (English news channel) NDTV is India's Most-Trusted News Broadcaster with the latest updates in news, sports, entertainment and much more from within India and around the world. Watch big political debates, exclusive entertainment interviews, news bulletins, current affairs, talk shows and tech reviews with our 24x7 news live streams, packed with credible information across all platforms: TV, Internet and Mobile.
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