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Airfares soar as Air India pilots' strike enters third day
Despite contempt notices by the Delhi high court, the strike by some 600 Air India pilots entered the third day on Friday, forcing at least 95 flights to be cancelled, even as grounded fliers faced steep fare hikes by other airlines.
AI operating only 50 out of 320 flights today
As the strike by Air India pilots entered the third day today, the national carrier drastically reduced its operation to 50 flights across its network against the regular 320 as all executive pilots
Passengers suffer as Air India pilots' strike enters day two
Air passengers continued to suffer as the strike by some 600 pilots of the erstwhile Indian Airlines, now co-opted into Air India, entered the second day on Thursday, in defiance of the stay ordered b
AI pilots' strike continues, 60 flights cancelled
Around 60 Air India flights were cancelled while several others delayed on the second day of the pilots' strike which continued despite the Delhi high court directing them to return to work.
Flyers left in the lurch due to AI pilots strike
Flyers on Thursday bore the brunt of the strike by Air India pilots with some complaining that they were not informed about the status of their flights and some coming to know about the cancelled flights only after reaching the airport.
AI to suspend bookings for five days as more pilots join stir
With more pilots joining the ongoing strike, Air India management has decided to suspend the bookings for the next five days in order to tackle the situation arising out of the stir.
About 200 execut
20 flights cancelled, Air India derecognises pilot's union
With around 20 flights being cancelled due to the pilot's strike, Air India management today moved swiftly to derecognise their union ICPA and declaring their strike illegal.
Around eight flights
Pvt airlines hike fares to cash on AI strike
Private airlines led by low cost carriers have jacked up their fares by upto 50 per cent on the Mumbai-Delhi sector in the wake of the strike by a section of Air India pilots who are demanding pay
Several flights cancelled as 600 Air India pilots strike work
As many as 10 flights in Delhi and six in Mumbai were cancelled after around 600 Air India pilots, who had been with the erstwhile Indian Airlines, struck work to demand pay parity and better working
12 per cent Air India flights cancelled as 600 pilots strike work
As many as 36 flights in Delhi and 10 in Mumbai were cancelled after around 600 Air India pilots, who had been with the erstwhile Indian Airlines, struck work to demand pay parity and better working c
