Air India pilots’ strike costing the airline 530 crores of rupees

On May 7, 440 Air India pilots went on strike against the airline's management officials. But the protest received renewed impetus today [Sunday, June 24] as ten more pilots went on an indefinite hunger strike. The protesting pilots are demanding the management to reinstate the sacked pilots.  

The strike has resulted in Air India curtail its international long-haul flight schedule. The national carrier has been operating just 38 out of its regular 45 services since the protest began.

On July 3, the pilots announced that they are set to call off their two-month strike with immediate effect. The strike had led to a revenue loss of more than 500-crore rupees for the national airline. 

However, Air India's passenger number during that period was higher than the passenger numbers for the same period last year.