*KARACHI: A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight attendant has beentested positive for Alcohol ahead of his flight.*
*He was offloaded from a Lahore-bound flight for being under influence ofalcohol.*
According to PIA officials, flight attendant Ghulam Muhammad Sarwar Chandiowas tested positive for alcohol after a medical team paid a surprise visitto the flight (PK-31) and conducted his blood test. He was subsequentlyoffloaded from the flight.
Meanwhile, a spokesperson for the national flag carrier said the PIAmanagement has taken notice of the consumption of alcohol by the employeewhile on duty and added disciplinary action would be taken against him.
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It is pertinent to mention here that PIA has adopted a unique approach toshed weight of its cabin crew by not allowing them to board planes unlessthey lose body weight up to desired standard set by the PIA management.
According to a notification issued on January 1, the PIA administrationannounced to gradually reduce waiver of 30 lbs (pounds) excess weight tozero lbs in upcoming months for the cabin crew.
