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AI flights cancelled after 100 pilots call in sick
Updated On: 08 May, 2012 10:09 AM IST | | Agencies
Four Air India international flights were cancelled from Delhi and Mumbai today after about 100 pilots refused to join work.
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The airlines domestic operations, however, were unaffected. "Four flights - Delhi-Toronto, Delhi-Chicago, Mumbai-Newark and Mumbai-Hongkong via Delhi have been cancelled due to unavailability of pilots," an Air India spokesperson said.u00a0
About 100 pilots have so far not reported for duty, the spokesperson said.u00a0
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A section of Air India pilots owing allegiance to Indian Pilots Guild are agitating over the rescheduling of Boeing 787 Dreamliner training.
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A section of Air India pilots had yesterday threatened to strike work following the failure of talks with the Air India management.u00a0
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"The management (Air India) has completely backtracked from what had been agreed upon in the last 2-3 days. Therefore, we are left with no option but to intensify our agitation," Guild sources said.u00a0
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