AI sacks six ICPA leaders
Taking a tough stand against striking pilots, Government on Wednesday ruled out any negotiations on their demand of pay parity. Briefing reporters in New Delhi, Civil Aviation Minister Vyalar Ravi said that a fraction of pilots' association cannot dictate terms to the government.
He asserted that the government has asked Air India to take firm action against the striking pilots as their decision to go on strike is irresponsible. He said that Government will support every action taken by the Air India management to control the situation.
While urging all employees of Air India to cooperate in dealing with the financial crisis, Mr Vyalar Ravi said that the national carrier is getting support from all sections of employees and different committees are looking into the demands of over 41000 employees.Air India CMD, Arvind Jadhav accused them of being insensitive towards the convenience of the passengers. A spokesman of Air India said that the national carrier has decided to rope in 150 management or executive pilots to operate flights in the meantime. The ICPA on the other hand maintained that they will continue their strike till the Government intervenes.
General Secretary of ICPA Captain Rishab Kapur said that the management had forced the pilots to go on strike. Our Correspondent reports that the passengers had a harrowing time with twenty seven flights being cancelled and seven others being combined with other flights due to the strike. Several flights were also cancelled from Mumbai including services to Aurangabad and Gwalior.More than 800 pilots went on a strike on Wednesday morning after the talks between the Pilots and Air India management broke down. Cracking down on striking pilots demanding pay hike, Air India management on Wednesday sacked six leaders of the Indian Commercial Pilots' Association (ICPA) which was derecognised and its offices sealed.
The services of ICPA leaders, including its president Capt A S Bhinder and general secretary Capt Rishabh Kapur, were terminated by the management, senior airline officials said.Two other agitating pilots were suspended.Declaring as illegal the strike by about 800 pilots, the management derecognised the ICPA and sealed its offices in Delhi and Mumbai.
He asserted that the government has asked Air India to take firm action against the striking pilots as their decision to go on strike is irresponsible. He said that Government will support every action taken by the Air India management to control the situation.
While urging all employees of Air India to cooperate in dealing with the financial crisis, Mr Vyalar Ravi said that the national carrier is getting support from all sections of employees and different committees are looking into the demands of over 41000 employees.Air India CMD, Arvind Jadhav accused them of being insensitive towards the convenience of the passengers. A spokesman of Air India said that the national carrier has decided to rope in 150 management or executive pilots to operate flights in the meantime. The ICPA on the other hand maintained that they will continue their strike till the Government intervenes.
General Secretary of ICPA Captain Rishab Kapur said that the management had forced the pilots to go on strike. Our Correspondent reports that the passengers had a harrowing time with twenty seven flights being cancelled and seven others being combined with other flights due to the strike. Several flights were also cancelled from Mumbai including services to Aurangabad and Gwalior.More than 800 pilots went on a strike on Wednesday morning after the talks between the Pilots and Air India management broke down. Cracking down on striking pilots demanding pay hike, Air India management on Wednesday sacked six leaders of the Indian Commercial Pilots' Association (ICPA) which was derecognised and its offices sealed.
The services of ICPA leaders, including its president Capt A S Bhinder and general secretary Capt Rishabh Kapur, were terminated by the management, senior airline officials said.Two other agitating pilots were suspended.Declaring as illegal the strike by about 800 pilots, the management derecognised the ICPA and sealed its offices in Delhi and Mumbai.
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