New Delhi: Several Air India pilots who called in "sick" and failed to report for work were not found at home by doctors sent by the airline and their phones unreachable, according to a medical summary prepared by the carrier.
The striking outstation pilots put up at a five-star hotel complained of loose motion and vomitting while some of them reported backache in their medical reports but doctors found them medically fit, the summary said.
The summary of the medical condition of the striking cockpit crew triggered an angry reaction from Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh who said it was "sad" the pilots are taking recourse to claims of falling sick to stay away from work. Singh said the Directorate General of Civil Aviation(DGCA) will take action against them.
"You and me both know that we didn't need this report to understand what we knew from day one in fact the Indian Pilots Guild's(IPG) Chief has been openly saying 'kal aur sick ho jayenge'(tomorrow more will fall sick)," Singh said, suggesting that the claims by pilots were bogus.
15/05/12 PTI/Daily News & Analysis
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