Pilots' strike: Air India losses mount to Rs.200 crore as crisis continues

New Delhi/Mumbai: The crisis in Air India raged on for the 11th day Friday and the national carrier's losses mounted to Rs.200 crore as the impasse between agitating pilots and the management continued.
"Contingency plan is in place. We are operating a bare minimum number of international operations by clubbing flights to destinations in Europe and the US," a senior official of Air India's operations arm said
"We have lost about Rs.200 crore due to ticket cancellations, unused labour and with a bulk of our Boeing-777 fleet grounded. Our losses per day stand at Rs.13-15 crore," the official said.
According to the official, the airline has started a special scheme whereby passengers can advance, postpone or cancel their tickets without any extra charges till May 22.
The airline has deployed the Airbus family of aircraft such as A320, A321 and A330 for international routes.
18/05/12 IANS/Economic Times

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