12 Kingfisher flights cancelled as pilots' strike continues

At least 12 flights of Kingfisher Airlines were cancelled today as pilots, who fly its short-haul ATR planes, continued their strike for the second day protesting non-payment of salaries.
Nine flights from Bangalore and at least three from Delhi were cancelled till this afternoon as several pilots did not report for duty, airline officials said. All the flights cancelled involved operation of the 70-seater turboprop ATR fleet of the Vijay Mallya-owned airline.
A bid by Kingfisher CEO Sanjay Aggarwal to pacify the agitating cockpit crew failed yesterday, even after he is understood to have promised the pilots in Delhi that the payment process would begin on Friday.
11/07/12 Moneycontrol.com

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