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”
