Striking pilots irresponsible, disregarding passengers: Air India

New Delhi: Air India chairman Arvind Jadhav Wednesday said the striking pilots of the flag carrier were behaving irresponsibly and were totally unconcerned about inconvenience caused to passengers, especially in these testing times.
"The midnight decision of the Indian Commercial Pilots' Association to go on strike is unfortunate and ill-advised," Jadhav said in a letter to employees as some 600 pilots, who belonged to the erstwhile Indian Airlines proceeded on strike.
"Why are some pilots being impatient, being irresponsible, being unreasonable and being adamant on tarnishing the image of the company and being totally unconcerned towards the convenience of our esteemed patrons and passengers?"
He said the timing was also unfortunate since they had joined the reconciliation process of the Central Labour Commissioner. "The pilots had also given a commitment, including to the high court, that they would not precipitate the situation."
Jadhav said the pilots were expected to present their case before a four-member expert committee on human resource matters led by Justice (retired) D.N. Dharmadhikari, which had begun functioning since Monday and was scheduled to give its recommendations soon.
27/04/11 PTI/Economic Times

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