Mumbai, Apr 30: Defying the directive of the Indian Pilots Guild, some pilots of Air-India today reported for duty and rostered for flights even as the airline was considering hiring pilots of Indian origin with foreign airlines, presently laid off, on short term contracts. "Some line pilots have reported for flying and rostered for flights", A-I sources said here but declined to reveal the number who have joined duty.
The airline in a statement said it operated a special flight on the Mumbai-Delhi-Mumbai-Jeddah-Mumbai sector with a Boeing 747-200. It also plans to operate three additional flights to the gulf sector tomorrow.
A-I spokesman said in a statement "as more and more unionised pilots ignore the directive of Indian Pilots Guild and report for duty, the airline will gradually reinstate more flights". Bureau Report