New Delhi: Beleaguered Air India today extended till Thursday the bar on bookings for its West-bound flights, as it mulled the option of shutting down global operations till a resolution is found to the week-long pilots' stir which has led to a loss of over Rs.150 crore.
On day seven of the agitation by over 200 pilots, 14 international flights were cancelled, bringing no end to the woes of the passengers.
The airline, which had stopped taking bookings for flights to North America and Europe till Tuesday, extended the period till May 17, airline officials said.
Complete closure of international operations was not being ruled out if the strike continued, they said, adding that these services were responsible for about 48 per cent of the operational losses of the ailing national carrier.
Dubbing their stir "meaningless" after a court order, Government has refused to hold talks with the agitating pilots till they resumed work. Hundreds of passengers were stranded following the flight cancellations.
14/05/12 Press Trust of India/Business Standard
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