UK Strike: AI cancels four flights

New Delhi: Air India has cancelled four flights to and from London scheduled for Wednesday when a majority of public sector employees in the UK are going on a strike.
"In anticipation of strike by the public sector employees at London on November 30 (Wednesday), Amritsar-Delhi-London (AI-115), London-Delhi (AI-116), Delhi-London (AI-111) and London-Delhi (AI-112) flights have been cancelled," an Air India spokesperson said today.
The move comes as over 7.5 lakh employees out of 26 lakh voted for the strike across four sectors ? health, civil service, education and local government.
Immigration officers at Heathrow and other UK airports are also due to join the next week's strike action against planned pension reforms.
"Passengers of the cancelled flights have been rebooked on flight AI-115 and AI 116, AI-111 and AI-112 departing from Delhi and London on December 1 on involuntary basis," the spokesperson said.
26/11/11 PTI/Economic Times

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