Kingfisher crisis continues, pilots' strike hits flights

July 02, 2012 09:53

Four Kingfisher flights have been cancelled from Mumbai today. Some of the pilots belonging to the near-bankrupt airline have not reported to work because of salary issues.

However, Kingfisher said that the flights have not been cancelled because of late salaries.

Employees of Kingfisher are expected to meet at its office in Andheri, Mumbai today.

An airlines spokesperson confirmed this development, but did not provide any other details.

"More than 200 pilots, including captains, are on strike as the airline has once again failed to pay salaries to the staff. The employees had a meeting with the airline chairman Vijay Mallya on the issue, but after he failed to commit anything on the salary payment, the pilots decided to stop work," an airline official told PTI in Mumbai on Sunday.

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