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With the agitating pilots of Jet Airways hurrying to Mumbai to have a final take on the issue, the ground staffs of the India’s private air carrier have requested the pilots to end their protest and “not put our future at risk”.
"We appeal to the pilots to give up their agitation. Our airline is making losses and now due to the pilots' agitation, our revenue is going to other airlines. How will we get our salaries?" Ashwani, a Jet Airways supervisor, told the media in New Delhi.
Even though they feel sympathy towards the pilots, they have also disclosed that every problem can be resolved.
"We are already going through recession. Our salaries will be delayed. The airline is already undergoing losses. The pilots cannot put our future at risk," said Jagjeet Kaur, a customer care executive.
"Just because of these 600 pilots, 13,000 other employees cannot be made to suffer. We are with (chairman) Mr. Naresh Goyal in this time of crisis," she added.
About 450 flights have been cancelled over the past three days causing the inconvenience to more than 28,000 passengers.
About 230 domestic and international flights were cancelled on Thursday alone.
The striking pilots are facing a contempt of court petition for defying the ruling of Bombay High Court, which had asked the pilots not to halt their work.
According to a Jet Airways spokesperson, a contempt of court notice will be issued to the National Aviators Guild by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, whose hearing has been scheduled for Monday.
This decision was adopted by the management after the talks between the management and the pilots could not resolve the deadlock. The striking pilots are maintaining the stand to restore the jobs of their sacked colleagues.
"We and our boys are only fighting for our constitutional rights. We are so disgusted about the whole issue. No one is helping us," NAG president Girish Kaushik told.
"I am afraid they may book us under TADA," said Kaushik, referring to the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act.
The Jet management has disclosed that the pilots who have gone on mass ‘sick’ and ‘casual’ leave should be submitting their medical certificates.
