Govt cracks whip, FIA calls off pvt airlines strike

New Delhi: The Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA) has declared that it is calling off its decision to suspend flights on August 18.
FIA officials say that in view of the agitated public sentiment and potential inconvenience to thousands of passengers on one hand and the willingness of the Government to enter into dialogue, the FIA has decided to call off the planned strike.
FIA said that it hopes that constructive dialogue with the Government will lead to the redressal of the problems faced by the aviation industry.
"..It is time for the Govenment to make policies for aviation industry and for the country," said Deccan chief Captain Gopinath, speaking to CNN-IBN. "Fuel is not the only reason behind the strike. There are many more reasons," he added.
The cancellation of the planned suspension of flights has come from the FIA on behalf of airlines such as Kingfisher, Jetair, GoAir, Spicejet and Indigo.
The low-cost carriers were the first one to pull out from the strike.
"The low-cost carriers withdrew because they were falling in the trap of the full-serive carriers. IndiGo, SpiceJet are already in profit so they would not join the strike," said Gopinath.
"It is time that the Government makes policies not for the airlines or individual aiports but for the people of the country," said Gopinath.
"Praful Patel is no longer capable of handling this pressure alone till the time he gets a helping hand of the Law Ministry and Finance Ministry who do not report to him. So the PM as he did in the nuclear policy should come out and tell the country whether he laid a vibrant aviation infrastructure for this country. There is no strategic vision for aviation in this country," he added.
02/08/09 CNN-IBN

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