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In a crackdown, Air India on Tuesday acked 10 agitating pilots,de-recognised their union and sealed its offices as around 160 ofthem failed to join duty, leading to cancellation of fiveinternational flights since midnight. With Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh terming their agitation"illegal", airline sources said more severe action wasto follow if the pilots did not get back to work by 6 p.m. today. Flights on Delhi-Toronto, Delhi-Chicago, Mumbai-Newark andMumbai-Hong Kong via Delhi sectors were cancelled "due tounavailability of pilots," an Air India spokesperson said. With about 160 pilots not having joined duty, the services of atleast 10 pilots, including office bearers of the Indian PilotsGuild (IPG), which is leading the agitation, were terminated, thesources said. While the IPG has been de-recognised, the sources said its officesin Mumbai and Delhi were sealed. A section of Air India pilots owing allegiance IPG are agitatingover the rescheduling of Boeing 787 Dreamliner training and mattersrelating to their career progression. The Civil Aviation Minister termed the strike as"illegal" and said the management of the nationalcarrier would take appropriate action against those involved in thestir. "They are reporting sick. They have not given any notice forany strike. So whatever the Air India management rules andregulations, action will be taken accordingly," Mr. Singhtold reporters. "The pilots have been told to return to work by todayevening. And if they don't, the management will take sternaction against them," the Air India spokesperson said. The airline management has also started sending doctors to thehouses of pilots who were reporting sick, the sources said. Meanwhile, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)-backedpilots' body has said that it is open to negotiations withthe management. "We are open to negotiations at any given time," IndianPilots Guild president and NCP leader Jitendra Awhad told PTI. The Civil Aviation Minister said the pilots went on sick leave inthe midst of their talks with the management of Air India which hasled to cancellation of flights. Noting that Air India is currently going through a turbulent periodand crores of rupees of public money were being infused to run thecarrier, Mr. Singh said this was not the right time for suchprotests. Agreeing that every section of employees had grievances and therewere ways to find a solution, the Minister said the "strikeis illegal.". We are high quality suppliers, our products such as Mineral Fluorspar , China Fluorine Chemicals for oversee buyer. To know more, please visits Fluorspar Powder.
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