180 Jet Airways flights cancelled, pilots’ strike on
September 12th, 2009 - 10:21 am ICT by IANSMumbai, Sep 12 (IANS) Jet Airways cancelled 180 flights, including 25 international, Saturday on the fifth day of a strike by its pilots.
According to an announcement early Saturday, the airline would operate only two flights on the international route. These include London-Mumbai and Abu Dhabi-Delhi. The passengers were advised to contact at the airport for the Brussels-Delhi flight.
The airline had cancelled nearly 240 services across the network Friday as over 500 pilots reported ’sick’ Tuesday.
A marathon meeting between the Jet management and the striking pilots in New Delhi Friday remained inconclusive.
The conciliation meeting was attended by Jet’s executive director Saroj Dutta and chief executive officer Hafiz Ali. The newly formed National Aviators Guild (NAG) was represented by Captain Kaushik and Captain Sam Thomas, one of the four sacked pilots.
A second round of talks shall be held in Mumbai Saturday.
The pilots have demanded reinstatement of their four colleagues who were sacked and recognition of their union NAG.
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