<p>   u00a0</p>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   In a bid to end the 18-day-old strike at national carrier Air India, some of the agitating pilots met Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh today.</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   &quot;A few pilots in their individual capacity came in today to meet the minister. They wanted to rejoin duty and said they were ready to cooperate and discuss all outstanding issues,&quot; a senior official of the ministry told IANS.</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   &quot;They requested the minister to give them a fair chance to explain their stand,&quot; the official said.u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   Ajit Singh reportedly advised the pilots to join back duty immediately after going through the mandatory guidelines and said none of them would be victimised.</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   &quot;The minister has advised them to join back. He gave them a firm assurance that they would not be victimised in any way and that he is willing to discuss all their issues after they join back,&quot; said the official.u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   The development comes as the strike by Indian Pilots Guild&#39;s (IPG) members continued for the 18th day. The strike by over 400 pilots has crippled the airlines&#39; international operations. The airline has lost some Rs 280 crore in revenue during this period.</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   Meanwhile, IPG said it had also offered to meet Ajit Singh and that it would immediately end the strike after reinstatement of 101 sacked pilots.</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   &quot;We have sent a letter yesterday (Thursday) to the minister seeking a meeting with him, so that we can explain our situation to him personally. The letter was delivered to his aide. But till now, we have not received any invite,&quot; Rohit Kapahi, committee member of Indian Pilots Guild (IPG), said.</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   &quot;We want a chance to put across our views to him in a fair and transparent manner, so that we can find a way to end the impasse. But till now, we have not received any reply,&quot; he said.u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   The letter, which was sent to Singh on behalf of IPG general secretary E A Kapadia, said: &quot;An earnest dialogue will help resolve all issues in the interest of the country, the airline and its employees.&quot;</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   The IPG also pointed out that despite the ongoing agitation, it requested one of its eight recently returned Boeing 787-trained pilots not to join the stir and instead go to Seattle May 25 to take delivery of the new aircraft that is joining the Air India fleet.</div>  

Some of the striking Air India pilots met civil aviation minister Ajit Singh to discuss their issues.

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