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Air India forced to cancel flights due to pilots' strike

New Delhi, India - Booking suspended for the next 15 days

After Jet Airways pilots earlier this month (see AVIONEWS), also those from the fleet of Air India are on strike since several days, protesting against the 50% incentives' cuts proposed by the carrier. The strike of about 250 pilots has caused the cancellation of several flights, about a quarter of all Air India's services, besides the suspension of bookings for the next 15 days. The protest is...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1109547
Rome, Italy, 09/29/2009 14:36
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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