New Delhi: As Air India pilots' strike enters its sixth day today, the Delhi High Court will hear a contempt case against three pilots including Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) President A S Bhinder and General Secretary Rishabh Kapur.
The Delhi High Court had directed the pilots on strike to go back to work by 5 pm last Friday but over 800 pilots defied court orders. The three pilots facing contempt charges have not yet responded to the notice served by the court last week. If found guilty, they could be asked to spend six months in jail.
Meanwhile, just like the past three days, 90 per cent of the airline's domestic fleet will be grounded today. With no solution in sight to the crisis caused by the pilots' stir, the airline has further curtailed its operations with limited flights till May 6.
The national carrier has also decided to put into use bigger, wide-bodied aircraft including jumbo jets for the already few domestic flights that it is currently operating.
The CMD of Air India, Arvind Jadhav, in an SMS to the employees of the national carrier appealed to "persuade" striking pilots to return to the negotiating table and work to "save our airline."
02/05/11 NDTV.com
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