Tata Group's airline Air India Express has dismissed 25 cabin crew members. Air India has taken this action citing rules. The employees who have been fired by the company also include those who have gone on leave citing 'illness'.
Even on Thursday, more than 70 Air India Express flights were either canceled or delayed. Due to this, passengers are facing a lot of trouble. According to the information received so far, the flights that have been canceled on Thursday include flights from Chennai to Kolkata, Chennai to Singapore and Trichy to Singapore. At the same time, the flight from Lucknow to Bangalore is also running late.
Let us tell you that more than 300 employees working in Air India Express are not coming to work since Wednesday. All these employees went on leave together citing illness and did not return to work. Due to this, a large number of flights had to be canceled on Wednesday and the entire schedule was disrupted. Due to which a lot of difficulties were faced in the operation of planes.
An Air India Express spokesperson on Wednesday said that several members of our cabin crew fell ill just before reporting for duty from Tuesday night and due to this several flights were either canceled or delayed. Along with this, it is being told that many flights may have to be canceled in the coming days. The company will also reduce its flights.