Air India employees continue talks with managementSeptember 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Talks between executive pilots on strike and Air India Management is now on here today to resolve the deadlock and to discuss about their demands to reduce their productivity-linked incentives (PLI) by 50 per cent. Air India has cancelled its two flights due to an agitation called by a section of the national airlines' pilots.
Jet Airways stalemate with pilots continuesSeptember 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The stalemate between the striking pilots of the Jet Airways and its management continues for the fifth day on Saturday, as talks held between the two factions remained inconclusive on Friday. Jet Airways cancelled 180 flights, including 25 international today.
Jet Airways pilots' strike continues, as talks with management failSeptember 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The stalemate between the striking pilots of the Jet Airways and its management failed to come to an end even on the fourth day, as talks held between the two factions remained inconclusive on Friday. The next round of discussion is expected to take place on Saturday in Mumbai, said television reports on Friday evening.
Jet Airways stalemate continues, flights cancelledSeptember 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Jet Airways rebellion continued for the third consecutive day on Thursday with over 233 flights being cancelled by the airline following a row between the airline management and its pilots over the sacking of two of their senior colleagues. Meanwhile, air passengers continue to be buffeted by the ill wind blowing between Jet Airways and its pilots.
Jet pilots threaten complete shutdownSeptember 9th, 2009 Mumbai, Sept 9 (IBNS) Jet Airways flights were cancelled for a second day in a row with the airline management and its pilots continuing to lock horns over the sacking of employees for forming a union. Jet Airways responded to the mass sick leave taken by 300 of its 760 pilots on Tuesday — which disrupted 186 flights and affected 13,000 passengers — by sacking 5 more pilots on Wednesday morning, bringing the number of those fired to 10.
Jet pilots threaten complete shutdownSeptember 9th, 2009 Mumbai, Sept 9 (IBNS) Jet Airways flights were cancelled for a second day in a row with the airline management and its pilots continuing to lock horns over the sacking of employees for forming a union. Jet Airways responded to the mass sick leave taken by 300 of its 760 pilots on Tuesday — which disrupted 186 flights and affected 13,000 passengers — by sacking 5 more pilots on Wednesday morning, bringing the number of those fired to 10.
Chaos at airports as Jet Airways pilots go on mass sick leaveSeptember 8th, 2009 MUMBAI/NEW DELHI - Some 400 pilots of Jet Airways proceeded on a mass sick leave Tuesday morning, resulting in cancellations of over 100 flights, inconvenience to thousands of passengers and chaos at several airports across the country. Flights out of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore and Chennai bore the brunt of this mass leave, as per reports from these centres.
Air India steps in to help stranded Jet Airways passengersSeptember 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's international carrier Air India (AI) has come to the relief of Jet Airways passengers, after Jet had to cancel over 130 flights when 400 pilots failed to show up for work. The AI management decided to offer its services to Jet Airways passengers.
Passengers lament some airlines jacked up faresSeptember 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Faced with cancellation of nearly 200 flights by Jet Airways Monday, several stranded passengers claimed rival carriers even doubled their fares arbitrarily to cash in on the sudden rush for tickets. "I had to pay Rs.6,000 extra.
160 Jet flights cancelled as pilots continue 'sick leave'September 8th, 2009 MUMBAI/NEW DELHI - For the second consecutive day Jet Airways flights were disrupted following an ongoing agitation by pilots, leading to cancellation of 160 flights across the country Wednesday, an airline official said. Many pilots continued to report sick Wednesday despite a Bombay High Court order last evening restraining them from resorting to any form of strike in the country's largest private airline.
Jet Airways pilots defiant, flights cancelledSeptember 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - At least ten Jet Airways flights and its subsidiary out of Delhi were cancelled on Tuesday after a large number of pilots did not report to work in protest against the sacking of two of their colleagues. According to airport sources, at least 10 early morning flights of Jet Airways and JetLite were cancelled, as the pilots failed to report for duty.
Jet Airways seeks DGCA's support to end crisisSeptember 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - After 400 of its pilot reported sick, Jet Airways on Tuesday sought the Directorate General of Civil Aviation's (DGCA) intervention into the crisis. Earlier, issuing a press statement after 130 flights of Jet Airways were cancelled as a large chunk of pilots failed to report for work protesting against the sacking of two of their colleagues, Jet Airways says that the pilots strike would be deemed illegal as per the Industrial Disputes Act.
Chaos at airports as Jet pilots go on mass sick leaveSeptember 7th, 2009 MUMBAI - Chaos prevailed at Mumbai, Delhi and other airports across the country as over 400 pilots of Jet Airways stayed away from work on 'sick leave' since early Tuesday. Nearly 20 domestic flights, including several early morning flights on trunk routes like Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, and other major sectors like Jaipur, Bhopal, Ahmedabad were cancelled.
Jet Airways to increase low-cost operationsAugust 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Jet Airways Konnect, the low-cost arm of leading private carrier Jet Airways, will increase the number of daily flights it operates from 135 to 180 by Oct 1, it was announced Thursday. "Effective September 3, Konnect will launch services on several key domestic routes previously operated by Jet Airways and will have 180 daily flights by Oct 1," the airline said in a statement.
Flights cancelled for fog fears, low passenger loadDecember 30th, 2008 NEW DELHI - At least 10 early morning flights were cancelled Wednesday due to low passenger load and anticipation of fog, but flight operations otherwise remained normal, said an airport official. Flights cancelled included those of Jet Airways and its low-cost carrier, Jetlite, besides IndiGo and GoAir.
NEW DELHI - Jet Airways flights were cancelled for a second consecutive day on Wednesday following a row between the airline management and its pilots over the sacking of two of their senior colleagues.
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September 9th, 2009 at 5:06 am
The most apparent reason being reported for this strike is “In support of two pilots sacked a couple of months ago for joining a guild wich is tantamount to a union”.
BACKGROUND :
1. Jet airways themselves (along with Kingfisher), as major carrier(S) had threatened strike just last month, reportedly since government was not going “soft” on their demands for a sector as whole. JET COULD NOT GET ITS WAY WITH THE GOVT OF INDIA.
2. Few months back, on the issue of firing of hundreds of airhostesses, stewards, ground staff, Jet Air chairman Naresh Goyal had been quoted saying in media that “he thinks of these young staffers as good as his own kids (daughter)” and he was not immediately “aware” of the decision taken by Jet’s senior management to sack them. he kind of apologized and reinstated these employees. JET LEARNT A LESSON “HOW TO ADDRESS THINGS IN FUTURE”
3. 2 SENIORMOST Pilots formed a Guild / perceived union. WERE THESE 2 GENTELMEN NAIVE OR even FOOLISH to just be a 2 member union TRYING to represent ALL JET PILOTS or may be desirably all Indian aviation sector’s pilots ?
4. IF MORE THAN 2 (i.e. 300+ pilots who are now on strike) JOINED THE UNION WHY WERE ALL NOT SACKED LAST MONTH. HAS ANYBODY EVER RAISED this CRUCIAL POINT : that just 2 seniormost pilots were differentiated against.
POINT HERE is HOW CAN a 2 member union survive. AND IF IT WAS not just 2 members then why the discrimination in firing just 2.
TO me it is a big game / gimmick played by SENIORMOST MGMT OF JET (Chairman Goyal, CEO, CFO and top few guys0 + the 2 “SACKED” PILOTS who seemed to have influenced or maybe pressurised rest 300 + pilots to make a STORY OUT OF IT.
WHO GAINS :
But first, who is loosing the most “FLYERS / CUSTOMERS”. SO, TRADITIONALLY who is likely to step in first - GOVERMENT . The guy : PP who anyways could be the mastermind in suggesting the approach to Naresh goyal after refusing to bow down last month for demands of JET / KINGFISHER.
LOOKS VERY FISHY to me since if consumers are at pain for relatively long, GOI and their ministed specially PPatel will chip in in the name of “for public” and give leeway to JET. SO PP (GOI) wins, JET of course would win and the PILOTS would at the end be reinstated (GUARANTEED including those 2 seniormost sacked pilots).
MAY SOUND LIKE A STORY.. BUT THIS IS THE WAY NEW “MEDIA EXPOSED” INDIA RUNS in HIGH CIRCLES. THis is just equivalent to a normal day to day case of and indian IT company not firing an employee but asking him / her to resign. HYPOCRISY ALL OVER.
GREAT LESSON LEARNT… JET (of course this time without MNS & RajThackeray)