The Delhi high court has refused to stay Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh's order to extend the flight duty time limitation (FDTL) of Air India pilots and cabin crew, saying it was their duty to enable Air India to "pull through" the "financial crisis."

About 800 pilots belonging to the erstwhile Indian Airlines went on a strike early on Wednesday demanding pay parity with Air India pilots and better working conditions, leading to cancellation of over 20 flights and disruption of many others by several hours.

Mumbai: Members of the Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA), representing the erstwhile Indian Airlines, today threatened to strike work from March 9 after the Air India management failed to ad