To Curb Smuggling, Air India Orders Staff Not To Take Anything Including Food Outside Aircraft

Every so often we come across the news that some airline crew member has been caught by the authorities trying to smuggle anything ranging from gold to drugs and wildlife and expensive electronic goods.?

With a number of cases recently surfacing where its staff was caught for smuggling, national carrier Air India has issued some strict guidelines for its crew to prevent smuggling.

BCCL

As part of its recently introduced zero tolerance policy on smuggling, Air India has prohibited crew members from removing anything that does not belong to them, including food trays, from the aircraft.?

According to reports, the rule was implemented after a senior cabin crew member was caught smuggling bottles of alcohol from an Air India flight.?

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The development comes as there have been allegations of Air India failing to take action against its crew members who have been caught for smuggling items including alcohol meant for passengers and in another case when a senior crew member was caught in Mumbai smuggling iPhones.