Air India and different planes parked on the airport in Mumbai on May 9, 2024.
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Air India Express has agreed to reinstate 25 cabin crew who have been terminated after numerous them reported “sick” since May 6, whereas the flight crew have agreed to report to obligation following a gathering mediated by the Chief Labour Commissioner (CLC) in New Delhi on May 9.
The representatives of the airline administration have additionally assured that every one the problems raised by the cabin crew pertaining to alleged discrimination emanating from the merger with erstwhile AirAsia India and elimination of allowances will probably be resolved. The CLC will maintain one other assembly on May 28 on the matter.
On the third day of the protest on “leave”, Air India Express was compelled to cancel 85 flights throughout its community. Another Tata Group airline Air India supported it by working flights on 20 of its routes, in accordance to a media assertion issued by Air India Express.
The CLC known as a conciliation assembly after over 200 cabin crew at Air India Express began reporting “sick” from May 6 leading to flight disruptions.
In one of many letters addressed to a cabin crew late on May 8 informing him of his quick termination, the airline mentioned, “Your act of reporting sick for work amounts to a concerted action with a common understanding to not operate the flight and disrupt services of the company. This is not only in violation of the applicable laws but also violates the Air India Express Limited Employees’ Service Rules.”
The Air India Express cabin crew are sad over “preferential treatment” for workers of the erstwhile AirAsia India leading to sure postings granted to the latter. They additionally complained about unfair contractual phrases which provided Air India Express an employment of 1 or 5 years, whereas these from AirAsia India may stay employed until they turned 58 years. They additionally rued elimination of sure allowances together with, House Rent Allowance, Dearness Allowance, amongst others. Air India and its low-cost worldwide airline Air India Express have been privatised in 2022 and handed over to Tata Sons. The conglomerate already owned Vistara and AirAsia India and determined to carve out two airways of the overall 4 it now owned by merging Air India and Vistara in addition to Air India Express with AirAsia India.
