Air India Categorical cancelled 85 flights on Thursday, accounting for about 23% of complete each day capability, as disruptions as a result of cabin crew scarcity continued. Air India will function companies on 20 of its routes to minimise passenger inconvenience. Air India has issued termination letters to roughly 25 cabin crew members who reported sick in protest of the airline’s alleged mismanagement, which pressured it to cancel greater than 100 flights since Tuesday night time.
With out straight mentioning the termination letters, the airline acknowledged that it’s taking applicable motion in opposition to particular people as a result of their actions have brought on important inconvenience to hundreds of passengers.
Immediately, we’ll function 283 flights. We have now mobilised all assets, and Air India will help us by flying on 20 of our routes. Nonetheless, 85 of our flights have been cancelled,” the airline mentioned in a revised assertion on Thursday. The cancellations account for about 23% of the Tata Group-owned airline’s scheduled each day flights of about 368. In an earlier assertion, the airline acknowledged that it had cancelled 74 flights and would function 292 companies.
The airline has requested passengers to examine to see if their flight is affected by the disruption earlier than heading to the airport. If the flight is cancelled or delayed for greater than three hours, they’ll get a full refund or reschedule for a later date with out paying any charges, it mentioned.
25 Cabin Crew Members Fired
Earlier within the day, the airline had issued termination notices to 25 cabin crew members who had reported sick and requested others to return to responsibility by four p.m. on Thursday. Towards this backdrop, Air India Categorical acknowledged that it’s taking applicable motion in opposition to particular people.
“Whereas we’ll proceed to interact with our cabin crew colleagues with a dedication to deal with any concern, we’re taking applicable steps in opposition to sure people as their actions have brought on grave inconvenience to hundreds of our visitors,” it acknowledged.
