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| September 12, 2009 | Jet Airways pilots' strike enters fifth day | | New Delhi: The strike by Jet Airways pilots continued for the fifth day on Saturday as talks were again inconclusive, leading to cancellation of 180 flights, including 25 international, during the day. After a marathon session, the National
Aviators Guild refused to give in to the management's demand of disbanding the
pilots' union. The two sides held talks before the Chief Labour Commissioner to
break the deadlock that has severely disrupted flights affecting thousands of
passengers. While the two sides agreed on a conciliatory draft, which included
the issue of reinstating the four sacked pilots, there was disagreement over the
future of the contentious newly formed union. The mnagement has lodged a complaint
with the registrar office about the illegality of the union. The pilots have agreed
to let the registrar decide if their union is illegal, and have said that they
will abide by the registrar's decision. The strike has led to the cancellation
of nearly 700 flights, costing hardships to over 28,000 passengers. Jet Airways
today tried to accommodate some of its passengers in its low-cost arm JetLite
by combining the flights on Mumbai-Ahmedabad, Mumbai-Vadodara, Mumbai-Kochi,
Mumbai-Mangalore, Kolkata-Bangalore, Kolkata-Guwahati, Mumbai-Mangalore and
Kolkata-Agartala
sectors. | |
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