Kingfisher pilots on strike again; 19 flights cancelled

Mumbai: Beleaguered Kingfisher Airlines faced fresh trouble today with a section of pilots going on strike demanding immediate payment of salaries for March, resulting in cancellation of 19 flights.
"Eight departures from Mumbai and an equal number of flights from other places to the city have been cancelled due to non-availability of pilots in the wake of the strike by a section of its pilots," a Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) official told PTI here.
Kingfisher flights from Delhi to Dharamshala, Udaipur and Dehra Dun were also cancelled.
A Kingfisher Airlines spokesperson did not respond to repeated calls.
In the second such action within a month, the pilots went on strike demanding release of salaries, affecting flight operations since morning.
19/08/12 PTI/Business Standard

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