Breath Analyser Test for Airport Staff Begins at Hyderabad

Personnel involved in aircraft maintenance, air traffic control services and ground handling services will be subject to tests designed to detect alcohol consumption.

GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd (GHIAL) inaugurated the breath-analyser examination facility at the Airport Medical Centre (AMC) on the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and in compliance with the latest directive given by the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to enhance safety at airports across the country on Wednesday.

The facility was inaugurated in the presence of senior officials from GHIAL, DGCA and other stakeholders from the airport community. The breath-analyser exam is being conducted in collaboration with Apollo Hospitals, which runs the Hyderabad Airport Medical Centre.

Read more: https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/breath-analyser-test-for-airport-staff-begins/article29578444.ece

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