Day 18 of AI strike: Ajit Singh meets pilots to end impasse

New Delhi: In a bid to end the stalemate, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh on Friday met striking Air India pilots for the first time and told them that there would be no victimisation if they resumed duty immediately and that their grievances would be considered.
For the first time in 18 days since the strike began, five pilots of the Indian Pilots' Guild (IPG), spearheading the stir, called on Singh at the Ministry's headquarters here and held a 90-minute-long meeting with him. Air India CMD Rohit Nandan was asked to join the meeting at the fag end.
"We reiterated the stand of the government that it is an illegal strike. It has caused untold miseries to passengers. Air India has lost much and therefore they should come back to work immediately," Singh told reporters after the meeting.
Asked whether the pilots were willing to return to work, he said, "That you have to ask them."
25/05/12 ZeeNews

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