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India’s civil aviation ministry said the captain of Air India’s Phuket–New Delhi flight returned an initial non-negative screening result for psychoactive substances after a sudden altitude loss that injured 17 passengers and crew. Samples have been sent for confirmatory laboratory testing; Air India said it has not received the results.
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India’s civil aviation ministry said the captain of Air India’s Phuket–New Delhi flight returned an initial non-negative screening result for psychoactive substances after a sudden altitude loss that injured 17 passengers and crew. Samples have been sent for confirmatory laboratory testing; Air India said it has not received the results.
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A Delta Air Lines Boeing 757-200 returned to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport shortly after takeoff after pilots reported smoke and fumes in the flight deck and donned oxygen masks. The 199 passengers evacuated the smoke-filled aircraft using emergency slides on the taxiway.
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An Orlando-bound Delta Air Lines Boeing 757-200 returned to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport shortly after departure Saturday after crew reported fumes or smoke in the flight deck. Passengers subsequently evacuated via emergency slides on a taxiway, according to reports.
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