The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has informed the Delhi High Court that it cannot interfere in the employment agreement between pilots and newly launched budget carrier Akasa Air.
Akasa Air, which operated its first commercial flight between Mumbai and Ahmedabad on August 7, 2022, has said it was in a state of crisis following the sudden and abrupt resignation of 43 pilots who left without serving the mandatory notice period.
Akasa Air and its CEO Vinay Dube had on September 14 moved the High Court seeking a direction to the civil aviation regulator to act against these pilots for their “irresponsible actions”. The airline had claimed that the resignations of the pilots have led to cancellation of about 600 flights since June.
