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Monday, May 2, 2011

Pilots' strike: AI cancels 90 per cent flights; all eyes on HC

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Air India on Monday cancelled 90 per cent of its domestic flights on the sixth day of the strike by its pilots even as all eyes were now on the Delhi High Court which will take up criminal proceedings against the agitators.

"We have curtailed 90 per cent of our domestic operations and plan to operate just 40 of the 320 daily flights. This curtailment is likely to continue till the strike is withdrawn," a Air India spokesperson said.

The airline management is sticking to its stand that they would hold "no talks with the striking pilots till get back to their work."

Pilots said they were open to the talks and will withdraw the strike if the management gives them assurances about the resolution of their grievances in a time-bound manner.

With no side ready to budge from their stated positions, all eyes are now set on the Delhi High Court which will take up Contempt of Court proceeding against leaders of Indian Commercial Pilot's Association (ICPA), including its president Captain A S Bhinder and General Secretary Captain Rishabh Kapur.

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