Kingfisher pilots go on strike
July 14th, 2012 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANSMumbai, July 14 (IANS) A section of debt-ridden Kingfisher Airlines’ pilots Saturday went on strike over non-payment of salaries and other dues for the past five months, leading to the cancellation of several flights across its network, an official said.
“A certain section of employees have decided to stay away from duty due to salary payments not being credited to the bank accounts of all employees. Kingfisher wishes to state that more than 75 percent of employees have actually received their promised salaries Friday,” a Kingfisher official said.
“We have further promised that the balance of our employees will receive their salaries by Monday,” the official added.
So far, three flights from Mumbai and many others across the Kingfisher network were cancelled.
The passengers booked on these flights have either been re-booked or given refunds, an airport official said.
This is the third time in the last 12 days that the pilots went on strike.
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- Kingfisher pilots go on strike, five flights cancelled - Jul 10, 2012
- Passengers stranded as 40 Kingfisher flights axed (Second Lead) - Jul 14, 2012
- Passengers stranded as Kingfisher cancels flights - Aug 08, 2012
- Kingfisher blames tax action for flight disruptions - Feb 20, 2012
- Kingfisher employees on strike, operations not affected - Apr 21, 2012
- AI not to levy cancellation or refund fees - Apr 27, 2011
- Kingfisher negotiates with striking employees (Lead) - Apr 21, 2012
- 'Kingfisher Airlines asked to pay Rs.60 crore service tax' - Apr 04, 2012
- Holidaymakers hit as Air India, Kingfisher flights cancelled - May 11, 2012
- Air India pilots 'sick', flights hit (Second Lead) - Jan 14, 2012
- Air India pilots call off stir (Intro Roundup) - Jan 14, 2012
- Returned aircraft on own accord, says Kingfisher - Jun 27, 2012
- Air India flights hit as pilots report sick (Roundup) - Jan 14, 2012
- Kingfisher's firm operating schedule in a few days: Mallya - Mar 15, 2012
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