Air India Express Slowly Restoring Flights; Cabin Crew Union Says All Members Have Joined Duty
7 months, 1 week ago

Air India Express Slowly Restoring Flights; Cabin Crew Union Says All Members Have Joined Duty

News 18  

Air India Express is slowly restoring its flights and stabilising the network, an official said on Sunday while the cabin crew union emphasised that all members who had reported sick have joined duty. On Thursday, the strike was called off and the carrier also withdrew termination letters issued to 25 cabin crew following a conciliation meeting convened by the chief labour commissioner in the national capital. In a release on Sunday, the union said all the cabin crew who had reported sick have joined back and “as such there is no delay on the part of the cabin crew”. “All the cabin crew members who reported sick have joined their duty by May 11, 2024,” it said.

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Air India Express crew joins duty after mass sick leave, service to be normal by Tuesday
7 months, 1 week ago

Air India Express crew joins duty after mass sick leave, service to be normal by Tuesday

Hindustan Times  

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Air India Express To Resume To Normal Business By Tuesday, Say Sources
7 months, 1 week ago

Air India Express To Resume To Normal Business By Tuesday, Say Sources

News 18  

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AI Express cabin crew call off strike; airline to reinstate 25 terminated crew members
7 months, 2 weeks ago

AI Express cabin crew call off strike; airline to reinstate 25 terminated crew members

Deccan Chronicle  

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Air India Express cabin crew ends strike, airline to take back termination letters
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Air India Express cabin crew ends strike, airline to take back termination letters

Hindustan Times  

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Air India Express crisis: 'Sick' crew members laid off, flight disruptions continue | Top developments
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Air India Express crisis: 'Sick' crew members laid off, flight disruptions continue | Top developments

Hindustan Times  

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Air India Express fires 25 cabin crew members for not reporting to work; cancels 85 flights today
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Air India Express fires 25 cabin crew members for not reporting to work; cancels 85 flights today

Live Mint  

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Air India Express sacks 25 crew members over mass sick leave
7 months, 2 weeks ago

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Hindustan Times  

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Air India Express Lays Off Employees As Flight Cancellations Continue, Says Taking Steps To Ease Crisis
7 months, 2 weeks ago

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News 18  

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India budget airline cancels more than 80 flights after crew call in sick
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India budget airline cancels more than 80 flights after crew call in sick

Al Jazeera  

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Air India Express sacks 30 staffers over sick leave, gives ultimatum to others
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Air India Express sacks 30 staffers over sick leave, gives ultimatum to others

India Today  

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86 Air India Express flights cancelled after cabin crew call in sick en masse
7 months, 2 weeks ago

86 Air India Express flights cancelled after cabin crew call in sick en masse

Hindustan Times  

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Air India Express To Curtail Flights Over The Next Few Days, Says CEO Aloke Singh Amid Cabin Crew Woes
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Air India Express To Curtail Flights Over The Next Few Days, Says CEO Aloke Singh Amid Cabin Crew Woes

News 18  

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Submit report on flight cancellations: Aviation ministry to Air India Express
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Submit report on flight cancellations: Aviation ministry to Air India Express

Hindustan Times  

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Civil aviation ministry seeks report after multiple flights of Air India Express cancelled
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Civil aviation ministry seeks report after multiple flights of Air India Express cancelled

Live Mint  

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Air India Express cancels 86 flights as protesting cabin crew go on mass sick leave
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Air India Express cancels 86 flights as protesting cabin crew go on mass sick leave

Hindustan Times  

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Over 80 Air India Express Flights Cancelled After Crew's 'Mass Sick Leave', Aviation Ministry Seeks Report
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Over 80 Air India Express Flights Cancelled After Crew's 'Mass Sick Leave', Aviation Ministry Seeks Report

News 18  

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Air India Express to allow passengers to reschedule flights amid cabin crew ‘shortage’

Hindustan Times  

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Air India Express CEO Aloke Singh announces flight reduction amid cabin crew shortage
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Air India Express CEO Aloke Singh announces flight reduction amid cabin crew shortage

India TV News  

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2 years, 5 months ago

Why hundreds of IndiGo crew called in sick

Firstpost  

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