M
ercifully for passengers, it's been a slow start to the strike by Air India pilots. So far, 5 flights have been affected. Three of those are flights from Delhi to Mumbai, Lucknow and Kabul; the others were one each from Mumbai and Chennai.
On Friday, 400 executive pilots at Air India threatened to go on mass leave. They're upset with a decision taken earlier this week that reduces their pay. The pilots claim they were not consulted by the airline's management before their productivity-linked incentives (PLIs) were slashed by up to 50 per cent. The executive pilots are part of the management and are non-unionized. The pay cut does not apply to union pilots.
The Management claims that it has not been notified of the strike. It says that "almost all domestic flights" have operated on schedule on Saturday.
The Airline adds, "Every effort is being made to maintain normalcy even as a handful of pilots have reported sick mostly at Delhi...Air India is working out a contingency plan to ensure that passengers are not inconvenienced. Air India and Air India express aircraft will be deployed if necessary."
ercifully for passengers, it's been a slow start to the strike by Air India pilots. So far, 5 flights have been affected. Three of those are flights from Delhi to Mumbai, Lucknow and Kabul; the others were one each from Mumbai and Chennai.
On Friday, 400 executive pilots at Air India threatened to go on mass leave. They're upset with a decision taken earlier this week that reduces their pay. The pilots claim they were not consulted by the airline's management before their productivity-linked incentives (PLIs) were slashed by up to 50 per cent. The executive pilots are part of the management and are non-unionized. The pay cut does not apply to union pilots.
The Management claims that it has not been notified of the strike. It says that "almost all domestic flights" have operated on schedule on Saturday.
The Airline adds, "Every effort is being made to maintain normalcy even as a handful of pilots have reported sick mostly at Delhi...Air India is working out a contingency plan to ensure that passengers are not inconvenienced. Air India and Air India express aircraft will be deployed if necessary."
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