“Pilots' stir has not affected operations in domestic sector”

The strike by a section of Air India pilots has not affected the operation of flights in the domestic sector, said Sunil Kishen, Executive Director, Air India, Southern Region, here on Friday.

Talking to journalists, Mr. Kishen said a general impression prevailed among the people that because of the strike by a section of the pilots, the domestic operations of the national carrier were affected. Totally, 108 flights per day were operated by the airline in the Southern Region, which included Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kozhikode, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Coimbatore, Mangalore, Madurai, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Agatti, he said.

In the domestic sector, the national carrier operated 25 flights from Chennai, 18 from Bangalore, 22 from Hyderabad, seven from Kozhikode, 13 from Kochi, 9 from Thiruvananthapuram, 4 from Visakhapatnam, 2 flights from Coimbatore, one each from Mangalore, Madurai, Tirupati, Vijayawada and Agatti.

In the international sector, two flights from Male and one from Colombo is being operated, he said.

In the international sector Colombo, Male, Middle East and South East Asian destinations, flights were operated without any problem. Similarly, flights to New York, Chicago, Paris and London were being operated on a contingency plan. Only flight cancelled is to Toronto, he said. The airline had taken efforts to update information on its website and the call centre of the airline was providing the required information to passengers. All the flights in the domestic and international sectors were being operated without any problem, he added.

“Totally, 108 flights per day have been operated by the airline in the Southern Region”

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