Air India pilots called off their 10-day strike on Friday night (6 May 2011), after the government agreed to reinstate the sacked and suspended pilots and look into their demands within a timeframe.
After the several hours negotiations with the officials of Civil Aviation ministry and the assurance from the Civil Aviation minister Praful Patel that status quo will prevail on cost cutting measures relating to productivity-linked incentive (PLI), the strike was called off by Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA).
The 10-day strike by the Air India pilots demanding pay parity and better working conditions resulted in cancellation of about 90% of the domestic Air India flights and an estimated loss of Rs. 150 crore to the airlines. But it expected that Air India operations will be normalized in the next two days as the pilots have resumed their work from Friday (6 May 2011) night.
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