Air India pilot undergoes 'confirmatory' drug test after flight plunge

MUMBAI: India's aviation ministry said on Sunday (Aug 9) that an Air India pilot whose flight plunged dramatically in turbulence, injuring 17 passengers and crew, is undergoing a "confirmatory" psychoactive drug test.The Airbus A320, carrying 137 passengers and eight crew, lost around 91m on Aug 4 while flying from Phuket in Thailand to New Delhi, before stabilising and landing safely, the civil aviation ministry said.Eight passengers and four cabin crew members were admitted to hospitals after landing in the Indian capital, whose conditions were described as "stable", after which both pilots were given a standard "psychoactive substance screening test", the statement read."The screening test in respect of the Pilot-in-Command (PIC) indicated a result requiring confirmatory testing," it sa