44 Air India flights cancelled as pilots decline to operate

New Delhi: At least 44 Air India flights, including some from and to international destinations, were cancelled today as about 50 pilots reported for duty but did not operate flights protesting delay in payment of wages.
The government said a solution to the problem could be found only next week and most of the wages might be paid by next the end of next week.
36 flights were cancelled from Delhi till 5 PM and 8 from Mumbai, as the Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) office-bearers held a meeting with the airline management here.
The agitating pilots reported for duty but said they were under stress due to the financial problems they were facing and therefore unable to undertake flight duties, airline sources said. The ICPA, which has not given a call for the agitation, appealed to the agitators to return to work.
While most of the long-haul international flights to destinations like London, New York, Toronto, Tokyo and Chicago operated as scheduled, flights to or from Kabul, Kathmandu, Muscat and Abu Dhabi stood cancelled.
14/01/12 PTI/Times of India

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