New Delhi: A fraction of air india express, of the Tata Group Corporation, fired About 25 employees called in sick Wednesday morning; resulting in more than 90 flights canceling.
“About 25 employees (crew Members of Air India Express) were fired for not reporting for work and thousands of passengers were affected due to their actions. say.
Air India Express’ crisis comes at a critical time and coincides with the ongoing crisis merge Process with AIX Connect (formerly AirAsia India). Thus, the logjam compounds the integration as crew members persistently protest against employment contract disaffections.
Business suddenly interrupted falls into chaos delhi airport Air India Express cancelled flights to Goa, Guwahati and Srinagar at the last minute.
The news caused confusion and distress among affected travelers who crowded round airline counters visibly upset demanding explanations. Passengers were observed crowding at the counter for Air India Express.
Immediately after that, the airline requested those planning to fly on Wednesday “to check if their flight is affected before traveling to the airport.”
“The situation is dynamic as senior crew members reported illness at the last minute before the flight was operational. While we are proactively canceling flights until next Monday, actual numbers may vary based on crew attendance. We are doing our best to Less than 20% of canceled flights are our overseas flights,” an airline source said.
“While we are engaging with crew to understand the reasons behind these incidents, our teams are actively working to resolve this issue to minimize any resulting inconvenience to guests,” a spokesperson said on Wednesday
Refund will be given to passengers affected by flight cancellations An Air India Express spokesperson said there may be options for rescheduling travel without extra cost involved.
Presently plane occupancy stands at over 80%, while nearly 13,000 passengers have been affected by flight cancellations across different airlines
Thereafter, The Tata Group’s aviation merger has planned approximately 350-400 flights per day out of which 250 were domestic flights and 120 international ones, but it has just announced a cut of around 40 flights per day to be operational before May 13th.
AI Express’ flight cancellations during the peak summer season are bound to impact travelers as capacity is already constrained – more than 75 IndiGo planes are on ground due to Pratt & Whitney engine failure, GoAir has ceased operations and beleaguered SpiceJet is running a few isolated flights only while Airbus and Boeing in crisis have been slower than anticipated.
