Air Sahara pilots continue strike

12 flights cancelled on Monday

BY A CORRESPONDENT
February 14, 2006

Air Sahara pilots continued their mass leave on Monday, leaving many flights cancelled and rescheduled. As many as 12 flights were cancelled on Monday, including a flight to Singapore. Seemanto Roy, son of Sahara chief Subroto Roy, reportedly conducted talks with the agitating pilots, but no agreement has been reached on how to sort out of the issue. it is now expected that the strike will continue on Tuesday too.

Air Sahara pilots are worried over potential loss of job or seniority with Jet Airways taking over Air Sahara. Jet Airways has already made it clear that not all pilots will be absorbed. A recent decision of Jet Airways interviewing Sahara staffers seems to have added fuel to the fire.

Air Sahara flights from Mumbai Delhi and Kokata were affected throughout the day. Flights to Singapore, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Jammu were among those cancelled.

Some Air Sahara officials were quoted as saying that the company may take action against the striking pilots. However, there has been no official confirmation to this.