New Delhi: The Air India pilots strike entered its sixth day on Monday with no end to miseries for travelers. The Delhi High Court will initiate contempt proceedings against the agitators, after they defied its orders to resume duties by Monday.
The 850 pilots on strike will on Monday have to tell the court why they haven't returned to work. The pilots staying adamant even after Chairman and Managing Director Arvind Jadhav accepted mistakes made in the past and sent an SMS to Air India employees urging them to persuade the pilots to resume work.
"Risking our airline's survival at this time is criminal. We all condemn corruption in public life, and culprits must be punished", Jadhav said, adding "all actions spoken of (by the pilots) are unforgiveable".
On the sixth day of the pilots strike on Sunday, nearly 90 per cent of the domestic operations were hit.
Speaking to CNN-IBN, ICPA General Secretary Rishabh Kapoor said that there was no way that the pilots would blink first.
"We had great hope from the minister, but we still don't blame him. Mr Jadhav has misled the ministry and continues doing it. As long as he is around, I see no way the airline can function. There is not a single employee who is satisfied. If the minister does not get him out and get someone else in, the CBI will get to him. It's a matter of time," said Rishabh Kapoor.
02/05/11 CNN-IBN
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