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Air India Express Takes Action Amid Ongoing Flight Cancellations, Assures Efforts to Alleviate Crisis

A new statement from Air India Express stated that it was working to alleviate the problem, but the airline was still reeling from 24 hours of flight cancellations. On Wednesday, the airline terminated the contracts of some senior cabin crew members who had “reported sick” the day before. The number of workers who received notice of termination from the airlines is not yet known; however, news outlet PTI stated that at least 25 senior crew members were let go from the company. Nevertheless, several media outlets have reported that there might be up to 30 staff let go. The airline said in a letter of termination that it had received from one of its workers that a significant portion of its personnel had called in ill at the last minute. The letter stated, “This clearly points to a pre-meditated and concerted abstention from work without any justification.”

Air India Express also said, per the report, that the crew members’ actions led to the cancellation of several flights, which had an impact on the airline’s schedule and inconvenienced passengers. As a result, it immediately ended the involved employees’ contracts. “Your act is not only subversive of public interest but has also caused embarrassment, severe reputational damage, and serious monetary loss to the company,” the corporation stated in the letter terminating the employees.

AIR INDIA EXPRESS TO OPERATE 292 FLIGHTS TODAY

A representative for Air India Express said that despite the continuous interruptions to the airline’s flight operations, 292 flights would be operated on Thursday with assistance from Air India; 74 flights have been canceled. “Air India Express is doing everything within our power to minimize the disruption this unforeseen circumstance has caused to our guests.” Today, there will be 292 flights that we run. The representative stated, “We have mobilized all available resources, and Air India will help us by running on 20 of our routes.

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OVER 100 EMPLOYEES REPORTED SICK LAST MINUTE

Air India Express CEO Aloke Singh revealed in a statement on Wednesday that the airline will be cutting back on flights over the next few days as a result of a considerable number of cabin crew members reporting unwell right before their planned shifts. The airline has already canceled over 90 flights.

“More than 100 of our coworkers in the cabin crew have abruptly reported sick before their scheduled flight duties, seriously interfering with our business operations. In a 350-word statement, the CEO stated that “the impact was disproportionate, disrupting over 90 flights even though other colleagues reported for duty because this action was mostly by colleagues assigned L1 roles.”