Mumbai: The number of pilots involved in a wildcat strike at India's national carrier Air India rose to 150 on Wednesday, as the walkout forced the cancellation of more international flights.
Some 100 pilots walked out on the first day of the strike at the debt-laden airline Tuesday and by day two the number had increased.
"About 150 pilots representing the Indian Pilots' Guild have reported sick," K. Swaminathan, a spokesman for Air India, told AFP.
Air India said that four international flights, including two to New York, were cancelled on Wednesday due to the industrial action, after several were axed the previous day
09/05/12 Channel News Asia
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