Air India Express union seeks CLC’s intervention amid operations woes
The Air India Express Employees Union (AIXEU) on Tuesday sought the Delhi Chief Labour Commissioner's intervention in the ongoing operations issues in the airline.
The Air India Express Employees Union (AIXEU) on Tuesday sought the Delhi Chief Labour Commissioner's intervention in the ongoing operations issues in the airline.
The airline considered their sick leave a pre-meditated and concerted abstention from work without any justifiable reason.
The protesting cabin crew members claimed that despite promises of job security, salary preservation, and recognition of seniority and expertise, there has been a noticeable deviation from these assurances.
The ministry also emphasized the situation’s urgency and called for a prompt resolution to minimize passenger inconvenience.
Sources said the senior employees, including the cabin crew, are unhappy with the changes.
"Who is accountable and responsible for unwarranted expenditures arising out of such acts of omission and commission by the senior executives such as Hemlata and Ravikumar, both being from Finance Department and under the control of Director, Finance, Air India, V. Hejmadi. Most importantly, when the company is going through financial turbulence as well as a disinvestment process, what leadership and direction has been shown by Hejmadi to his subordinates," the union said.
Major pilot associations have demanded that Arun Kumar be immediately replaced with a suitable candidate with substantial aviation knowledge and operational experience, to serve the country as the Director General of Civil Aviation.
The table-top runway 10 of the Kozhikode airport is approximately 2,700 metres long. Wide-body aircraft operations were permitted at this airport from 2019.
As many as 18 people including two pilots were killed and 149 persons injured after an Air India Express flight overshoot the runway amid heavy rain, plunged deep down 35 ft. into the valley below and broke in two pieces while landing at the Kozhikode airport.
The airline also announced immediate financial relief to the families of those who died in the accident and to those who were injured.
