PIA cabin crew alcohol test – BOL News Staging

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February 4, 2021 by Arhama Altaf

The Pakistan international Airlines (PIA) has on Thursday announced to make alcohol test mandatory for its cabin crew.

According to the notification issued today, the mandatory alcohol test will be starting from February 14 and those from the crew who refuse will be considered alcohol positive, Manager Flight confirmed the development.

Furthermore, the cabin crew have been instructed to restrict their movement due to the pandemic and no one will be allowed to stay out of the hotel premises at night.

Apart from this, the staff of a hotel where they will stay will ensure every cabin crew member checks in at the hotel and will report immediately if they find anyone missing.

PIA cabin crew members to undergo mandatory alcohol checkups

July 28, 2020 by Arhama Altaf

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has directed its cabin crew members to undergo medical checkups through a breath analyzer to ascertain the presence of alcohol particles.

According to the directives issued, PIA cabin crew members would undergo the test on all flights and it would be carried out at briefing rooms by a flight surgeon, a medical officer, or a ground staff supervised by the flight surgeon.

“All operating cabin crew is required to undergo the test before operating flight on must basis,” the directives issued by PIA read.

According to the authorities, the test was introduced to avoid the use of alcohol during flight operations. The advisory issued from the PIA medical department will come into force on an immediate basis.

Earlier in January 2019, a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight attendant was offloaded from a Lahore-bound flight for being under influence of alcohol.

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