Air India Express: 85 flights cancelled; Air India to support on 20 routes | Company News

Air India Categorical on Thursday introduced that it has cancelled 85 of its flights in the present day and was making  “each potential effort to minimise the inconvenience”.

In a press release, the airline’s spokesperson stated that it might be working 283 flights in the present day and Air India would help it on some routes.

“We’ve got mobilised all sources and Air India will help us by working on 20 of our routes,” they stated.

“Nonetheless, 85 of our flights stand cancelled and we urge our company booked to fly with us to verify if their flight is affected by the disruption earlier than heading to the airport.”

The airline additionally stated that if a passenger’s flight is cancelled or delayed past 3 hours, they could go for a full refund or reschedule to a later date with none charges.

This may be carried out on WhatsApp (+91 6360012345) or on the airline’s web site.

“Whereas we’ll proceed to interact with our cabin crew colleagues with a dedication to handle any concern, we’re taking applicable steps towards sure people as their actions have induced grave inconvenience to hundreds of our company,” they stated.

This comes after the airline late on Wednesday eliminated round 30 staff for occurring a mass “sick depart”.

The airline has additionally given different members an ultimatum to both return to work by 4 pm on Thursday or face termination.

A part of the termination letter started circulating on social media on Wednesday night, which learn, “You knowledgeable the scheduling staff on the final second that you just have been unwell and, accordingly, reporting sick. It’s famous that at or across the similar time, an awesome variety of different cabin crew members have additionally reported sick and haven’t reported for his or her duties. This clearly factors to a pre-meditated and concerted abstention from work with none justifiable motive.”

Air India Categorical cancelled greater than 90 flights on Wednesday because of the unavailability of cabin crew, considerably disrupting operations. On Thursday, one other 85 flights have been cancelled by the airways. Because of lack of employees, many extra cancellations are more likely to comply with.

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— Air India Categorical (@AirIndiaX) May 8, 2024

The civil aviation ministry on Wednesday sought a report from Air India Categorical on the flight cancellations and requested the airline to resolve the problems swiftly.

Final month, the Tata Group confronted comparable points with Vistara pilots taking last-minute sick leaves, resulting in the airways chopping down flights by 10 per cent. Pilots claimed burnout was the reason for the sick depart as a consequence of a brand new scheduling system carried out by the airways.