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New Delhi: An Air India co-pilot has been sent backmost from the US aft helium was allegedly recovered to beryllium carrying marijuana successful his bag. This aviator was travelling arsenic unit connected work (in rider cabin) connected a Delhi-San Francisco formation connected Tuesday to run the instrumentality flight.On accomplishment successful San Francisco, accidental radical successful the know, US authorities allegedly recovered marijuana successful his bag. After that helium was not allowed to permission the airport. The hose was informed and it was decided to nonstop him backmost to India connected the adjacent disposable flight.Air India has informed the DGCA and the co-pilot was connected his mode backmost to Delhi Thursday.An AI spokesperson said: "One of our unit members travelling from Delhi to San Francisco connected April 14, for positioning to run a consequent flight, was recovered to beryllium inadmissible arsenic per section laws and has been sent backmost to India.
Air India maintains zero-tolerance towards immoderate usurpation of the instrumentality and upholds the highest standards of safety, compliance, and nonrecreational conduct. Appropriate strict disciplinary enactment volition beryllium taken arsenic per laid down institution policies.
Ensuring safety, arsenic always, remains Air India's fig 1 priority.""The aviator had not consumed marijuana and was allegedly recovered to person it successful his possession," said radical successful the know. Some countries, not India, licence medicinal usage of marijuana.
