At least one in four Air India Express flights were cancelled on Wednesday, as over 200 cabin crew reported “sick” to protest issues related to the airline’s merger with the erstwhile AirAsia India, forcing the government to step in and ask the airline to resolve its employee issues “promptly”. This comes within weeks of another Tata Group airline, Vistara, facing similar turmoil.
Air India Express cancelled 90 of its 360 daily flights on Wednesday, due to what is the biggest industrial action in the airline industry since 2012. Flight disruptions are expected to continue for the “next few days”, according to an email sent to employees by the airline’s CEO Aloke Singh.
The airline has also urged passengers to check their flight status before heading to the airport.
