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| September 29, 2009 | Air India strike leaves passengers stranded across India | | New Delhi/Mumbai:
The strike by pilots of national air carrier Air India entered
its third day on Tuesday, causing discomfort to the passengers across the country.
Passengers faced the brunt, as last minute cancellation of the flights led to
an upheaval in their schedules. Passengers thronged the Air India counter at the
Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport to enquire about the flights. "We kept
on calling them to ask about the flight schedule. If they had told us yesterday
itself, we would have cancelled the flight and made arrangements on some other
flight. They kept on telling us, the flight was scheduled. But today, it was cancelled.
This is not done. Now, we are in great difficulty and are trying to get on some
other flight," said Shilpi, a passenger. Similar situation faced the passengers
in Mumbai, where too, the passengers had a torturous time due to cancellation
of the flights. "We were planning to go, they said. The flight was delayed due
to some reason," said Kumar, another passenger. The striking pilots refused to
get back to work until the controversial pay-cut order is completely withdrawn.
A total of 12 flights were cancelled today. Out of these, ten are domestic and
two are international. Air India management on Sunday also agreed to set up a
committee to look into the Productivity-Linked Incentives (PLI) modalities. In
another development, pilots in Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata agreed not to go on
strike. Striking pilots in Chennai and Kolkata have also agreed to the committee
set up by the management. | |
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