Air India Pilot Found Drunk Shortly Before Zurich-Delhi Flight, Suspended

An Air India co-pilot has been suspended after he failed an alcohol test before the flight at the Zurich Airport on September 6, weeks after airline's another pilot had tested positive for marijuana following the Phuket-Delhi flight.The first officer was removed from the aircraft shortly before the takeoff to Delhi after authorities suspected he had consumed alcochol, officials said.He failed a preliminary test and the results of a secondary test, also conducted in Zurich, are awaited.He was later repatriated to India as a passenger, and remains under suspension pending the final medical examination report, officials said.The flight, AI 151, could not be operated as scheduled. It operated the next day."Air India maintains a zero-tolerance policy towards any violation of safety, regulatory or company protocols.