'Air India pilot strike loss at Rs 600 cr'

New Delhi: Air India has suffered a loss of around Rs 600 crore due to the recent 58-day-long strike by its pilots, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said today.
"The total loss of revenue already caused to Air India due to prolonged strike by the pilots is approximately Rs 600 crore," he told the Rajya Sabha in a written reply.
He said a section of Air India pilots represented by Indian Pilots Guild started reporting sick from May 7, in protest against the management's decision to train pilots of erstwhile Indian Airlines to fly Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.
The minister said due to the strike the national carrier had to restructure its operations and operate 39 international flights against 46.
14/08/12 Financial Express

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