Trade unions nationwide bandh hits flight operations

New Delhi: Workers affiliated to central trade unions on Tuesday went on a day-long industrial strike across the country to protest against price rise, alleged violation of labour laws and disinvestment in PSUs disrupting normal life in Left-ruled West Bengal and Kerala.
The strike disrupted flight operations and road transport and business and industries in West Bengal and Kerala.
Flight operations to and from Kolkata were crippled as private airlines including Kingfisher, Indigo, Jet Airways and Spicejet together cancelled nearly 80 flights.
However, Air India sources in Kolkata said their flight operations remained normal with the airline operating eight flights in the morning after the strike began.
In Kerala, the strike was total in transport sector with buses, trucks and taxis keeping off the roads.
Air and road traffic was also hit in Andhra Pradesh. According to officials at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here, two Kolkata-bound flights of Kingfisher and Indigo airlines were cancelled.
However, all Air India flights were on schedule, its spokesperson said.
07/09/10 Times of India

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