Conspiracy behind cancellation of AI Express Services alleged

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Association of Travel Agents (KATA), Trivandrum, alleged that cancellation of 944 services of Air India Express, the budget airline of Air India, to the Gulf sector in August and September was part of a larger conspiracy to help the foreign airline companies.
The cancellations had affected almost 1.7 lakh passengers, Association president K V Muraleedharan told a press conference here on Tuesday. He said that Air India strike was called off 40 days ago but Air India Express service to the Gulf had not resumed yet.
“Normally once the strike is over, the services will begin within a week. The delay in resuming the service has helped foreign airline companies to make a profit of around Rs 10,000 crore. We suspect corruption and high-level conspiracy behind the delay,” he said.
15/08/12 New Indian Express/IBN Live

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