Air India and IC coded flights will not be affected by strike threat

Dubai Indian expatriates flying on Air India and IC coded flights need not worry about flight delays and cancellations, said officials of the National Aviation Company Limited (NACL) on Monday.
Overseas Indians who have booked their flights on Air India and IC coded flights were concerned about impending strike threats and demonstrations by a section of the airline's union if the company goes ahead with its decision on wage cuts.
Unions have threatened to go on strike from Wednesday against the announcement of wage cuts that will affect over 31,000 employees. The aim is to bring a reduction to its annual wage bill from an estimated Rs31 billion (Dh2.36 billion) to an estimated Rs5 billion (Dh384 million).
Speaking to Gulf News from Mumbai a spokeswoman from NACL said talks are still ongoing with the union to settle the matter.
"So far each of our flights will be operating on schedule. We still have a day to go and hopefully an agreement will be reached between the two parties," said the spokeswoman.
One AI employee who spoke from Mumbai said the management had earlier informed them that their salaries would be deferred by 15 days. But the latest statement reads that wages will be cut.
29/06/09 Sunita Menon/Gulf News, UAE

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