Airlines
Indonesia To Step Up Drug Screening of Flight Crew
Effort follows December 30 arrest of Malindo Air pilot in Batam

Indonesia’s Ministry of Transport and the National Narcotics Agency (NNA) will step up checks on pilots and flight attendants operating in the country as part of their effort to curb drug abuse among airline employees. This initiative follows the arrest of a 34-year old Malindo Air pilot at Nang Hadim International Airport in Batam on December 30. The Malaysian national tested positive for methamphetamine during a random check carried out on 69 air crew by NNA at the airport.


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