Flights Cancelled: More than 70 international and domestic flights of Air India Express have been cancelled. Many crew members of the airline have suddenly taken sick leave. A senior crew member gave this information. Due to this many flights had to be cancelled.
Flights Cancelled: More than 70 international and domestic flights of Air India Express have been cancelled. A large number of senior crew members of the airline have suddenly taken sick leave. A senior crew member gave this information. Due to this many flights had to be cancelled. Also many flights have been delayed. The Civil Aviation Authority is investigating the matter. Meanwhile, the airline said in a statement that a section of cabin crew had reported falling ill in their last moments. This sequence started from last night. Due to this, many flights had to be canceled while many flights were delayed. The company said it is in talks with the crew members to understand the reasons. The airline says affected passengers will be given a full refund or have the option to reschedule their flights to another date. Air India Express has advised passengers to check the status of their flights before going to the airport. Many Air India Express flights to Middle East countries have also been affected. Some passengers say that due to sudden cancellation of flights, their jobs are at stake. Passengers have expressed their anger on social media. He says that the airline has not given him any information in this regard. When they reached the airport, they were told that their flights had been cancelled. Air India Express is a subsidiary of Air India. Air India Express was started in April 2005. It operates flights to Gulf countries from Delhi, Mumbai, Trivandrum and Kochi.
Vistara’s crisis
Air India was bought by Tata Group a few years ago. In December 2023, the Labor Ministry had issued a show cause notice to the airline. This was related to a dispute between the airline’s management and cabin crew members. The cabin crew had accused the management of violating the rules. Before that, Air India Express Employees Union had written a letter to Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and made several complaints against the management.
Last month, another airline company of Tata Group, Vistara, was also in trouble. Hundreds of Vistara flights had to be canceled due to pilots’ resignation and mass leave. Due to the new job contract and the plan to merge Vistara with Air India, a large number of senior pilots were going on sick leave. Vistara commanders were also worried about their seniority and slots for domestic and international flights if the airline merged with Air India. Besides, he was also worried about the new contract.
