Acting General Manager, Public Relations of the NCAA, Mr. Sam Adurogboye, confirmed the suspension of the pilots whose action, he said, could compromise the safety of their passengers.
“It is very clear. They are to be off duty for three months. While on suspension, they are to be made to go through psychiatric evaluation before rejoining the service,” he said.
Adurogboye, therefore, advised all airline operators and pilots to abide by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig.CARs), stressing that the offenders would be visited with severe penalties.
NCAA had recently withdrawn the licenses of the three pilots and placed them on a three-month suspension for breaching civil aviation regulations in the country.
According to the rules, a pilot is prohibited from taking alcohol for at least three hours before flight time. [myad]
