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Nearly 200 domestic and international flights were cancelled on Thursday also, by India’s private air carrier, Jet Airways, since the deadlock of the management and pilots remain unresolved.
"The situation continues ... there are no talks so far. We have not got any invite from the management side showing their willingness to talk to us," Capt Sam Thomas, Joint General Secretary of National Aviators Guild, which is leading the protest.
He has disclosed that about 500 pilots have gone on ‘sick’ leave. The spokesperson for Jet Airways has disclosed that 163 domestic and 35 international flights have been cancelled by the air carrier, after more than 400 of its pilots failed to report for duty.
A crisis management centre has been put up by Jet Airways, which is keeping track of the situation. The crisis management centre has 15 employees from planning, revenue management and PR, who are working all the time so that the flights can be re-scheduled and the situation can be brought under control.
The airline operates 75 international flights and 300 domestic flights on a normal day.
