Air India
pilots adamant entered the seventh day on Monday, forcing the national
carrier
to cancel as many as fourteen of its international flights that caused
inconvenience to hundreds of passengers."As the pilots are not ready to
call-off their strike and join work, we have cancelled 14 international
flights from Delhi and Mumbai," an Air India official said on Monday.The
pilots, who are on strike since Tuesday, are not ready to relent from
their stand until their demands are met.
The
striking pilots while stating that they were ready for talks showed no
signs of returning to work, leaving passengers fretting with holiday
schedules going haywire
They
have also refused to accept Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh's call
to come to the dialogue table after withdrawing their strike.
The
carrier on Sunday had canceled as many as 20 international flights.
Hundreds of passengers were stranded following the flight cancellations.
They
had alleged that they had not been given the refund by the airline
against their booked tickets after the cancellation of the flights.
The
crisis further worsened on Sunday with airline's executive pilots
coming out in support of striking pilots, asking the management to
revoke the sack orders and hold immediate negotiations to end the
impasse.
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