New Delhi: Air India's flight operations were partially affected on Sunday with a section of pilots deciding not to report for duty in protest against pending issues related to salary and allowances, besides alleged denial of weekly off.
Some pilots who fly narrow-body aircraft did not turn up for duty, affecting operations of around 10 to 12 flights on Sunday, airline sources said.
These pilots are members of the Indian Commercial Pilots' Association (ICPA), which had earlier warned the management of action unless pay anomalies between the pilots of erstwhile Indian Airlines and Air India were sorted out by September 7. The pilots are also angry over the delay in payment of international crew layover allowance that they are entitled to when flying abroad.
Some pilots owing allegiance to ICPA have stopped taking duty calls about their respective flight schedules following which those flying wide-body Boeing 777 and 787 have been drafted for operations, sources said.
05/09/16 PTI/NDTV
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Some pilots who fly narrow-body aircraft did not turn up for duty, affecting operations of around 10 to 12 flights on Sunday, airline sources said.
These pilots are members of the Indian Commercial Pilots' Association (ICPA), which had earlier warned the management of action unless pay anomalies between the pilots of erstwhile Indian Airlines and Air India were sorted out by September 7. The pilots are also angry over the delay in payment of international crew layover allowance that they are entitled to when flying abroad.
Some pilots owing allegiance to ICPA have stopped taking duty calls about their respective flight schedules following which those flying wide-body Boeing 777 and 787 have been drafted for operations, sources said.
05/09/16 PTI/NDTV
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