‘Not in full control’: AI pilot struggled to walk after Phuket-Delhi flight

Phuket flight incident pushes DGCA to seekways to make dope rules more stringentNEW DELHI: Trouble mounted for the pilot-in-command (PIC) of last Tuesday’s badly rattled Phuket-Delhi Air India flight after it emerged that he had failed the confirmatory dope test and was found to have consumed marijuana. Besides, the cabin crew of the flight, AI 2379, has filed a complaint with the airline against the “high” PIC’s onboard behaviour.The pilot also faces criminal action beyond DGCA rules — which require such a pilot to be sent for de-addiction and allow him to resume flying after being certified drug-free.The young co-pilot had to single-handedly steady the aircraft and then land it safely at the destination.An alarmed civil aviation ministry summoned AI’s outgoing CEO Campbell Wilson to expr