Air India has reportedly sacked 48 pilots who had resigned the year before, but later withdrew their resignations. The unexpected firings have led to violations of “comical proportion”, union claims, saying some pilots operated flights for Air India after being laid-off.
As reported by India Today, 48 pilots who have put in their resignations as early as July 2019 and withdrew them within the lawful six-months notice period, have now received letters of termination from Air India. The termination was reportedly effective immediately on August 13, 2020.
The company cited the incurring of huge net losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic as the main reason for this sudden termination.
However, the Indian Commercial Pilots’ Association (ICPA) wrote a letter to Rajiv Bansal, the Chairman and Managing Director of Air India, arguing that the termination was “illegal” and a “blatant violation of Company’s Operation Manual and service rules.”
Allegedly, some pilots still operated flights on August 14 ‒ a day after they were officially fired. The letter has thus questioned the safety and ethics regarding the situation.
“The pilots who operated these flights were not technically employees of Air India from the close of office on 13.08.2020. This is a violation of comical proportion, not to mention a grave flight safety hazard,” the message reads.
17/08/20 Pijus Jauniskis/Aerotime Hub
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As reported by India Today, 48 pilots who have put in their resignations as early as July 2019 and withdrew them within the lawful six-months notice period, have now received letters of termination from Air India. The termination was reportedly effective immediately on August 13, 2020.
The company cited the incurring of huge net losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic as the main reason for this sudden termination.
However, the Indian Commercial Pilots’ Association (ICPA) wrote a letter to Rajiv Bansal, the Chairman and Managing Director of Air India, arguing that the termination was “illegal” and a “blatant violation of Company’s Operation Manual and service rules.”
Allegedly, some pilots still operated flights on August 14 ‒ a day after they were officially fired. The letter has thus questioned the safety and ethics regarding the situation.
“The pilots who operated these flights were not technically employees of Air India from the close of office on 13.08.2020. This is a violation of comical proportion, not to mention a grave flight safety hazard,” the message reads.
17/08/20 Pijus Jauniskis/Aerotime Hub
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