Kerala migrants fear job losses

Scores of Gulf-bond passengers were stranded at the three international airports in Kerala as Air India yesterday suspended more than a dozen services from here, including the domestic flights, Gulf Times’ correspondent Ashraf Padanna writes from Thiruvananthapuram.
Passengers complained of hostile behaviour by the Air India authorities after they were promised to make alternative arrangements with other airlines so that they could join duty on time. “I had to report for duty (on Wednesday). I knew of the cancellation of my flight only after I reached the airport,” said Nissar, a Sharjah-bound passenger. “Both the striking staff and the Air India authorities appear to be insensitive to our concerns”.
The vacationing workers have to return to the countries of their employment before their re-entry visas expire. Passengers who came from remote areas are camping in the airport with the hope that the Air India would make alternative arrangements for their travel. The cancelled or indefinitely delayed flights include those scheduled for Sharjah, Dammam, Doha, Bahrain and Kuwait City. Most of the passengers reached the airports were not aware of the strike.
29/09/09 Gulf Times, UAE

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