Pilots strike, passengers suffer

By HT Correspondent

Updated On May 11, 2012 01:52 am IST

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Air India aircraft parked in the hangar at Mumbai airport. HT/Prasad Gori

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Air India aircraft parked in the hangar at Mumbai airport. HT/Prasad Gori

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In its first hiring exercise for pilots since the Germanwings incident of March, national carrier Air India (AI) sought the services of a psychologist.(AP/Rajanish Kakade)

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In its first hiring exercise for pilots since the Germanwings incident of March, national carrier Air India (AI) sought the services of a psychologist.(AP/Rajanish Kakade)

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Passengers show their tickets to the media as they wait outside Chhatrapati Shivaji international airport after their Air India flight was cancelled following a strike by some of its pilots in Mumbai. AP/Rajanish Kakade

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Passengers show their tickets to the media as they wait outside Chhatrapati Shivaji international airport after their Air India flight was cancelled following a strike by some of its pilots in Mumbai. AP/Rajanish Kakade

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Stranded passengers at a counter of Air India at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport on day 3 of the strike by the airlines' pilots in Kolkata. PTI photo

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Stranded passengers at a counter of Air India at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport on day 3 of the strike by the airlines' pilots in Kolkata. PTI photo

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Stranded passengers at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport on day 3 of the strike by Air India pilots in Kolkata. PTI photo

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Stranded passengers at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport on day 3 of the strike by Air India pilots in Kolkata. PTI photo

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No sign of relief for passengers of Air India. Many parked themselves at the airports in hope of getting a seat in some other airlines. What added to their woe was the sudden cancellation of ten Kingfisher flights. HT/Virendra Singh Gosain

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No sign of relief for passengers of Air India. Many parked themselves at the airports in hope of getting a seat in some other airlines. What added to their woe was the sudden cancellation of ten Kingfisher flights. HT/Virendra Singh Gosain

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Stranded passengers at the Mumbai airport. HT/Virendra Singh Gosain

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Stranded passengers at the Mumbai airport. HT/Virendra Singh Gosain

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The pilots of Air India have kept the airlines grounded. The passengers are facing a lot of inconvenience due to flight cancellations in New Delhi. HT/VIrendra Singh Gosain

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The pilots of Air India have kept the airlines grounded. The passengers are facing a lot of inconvenience due to flight cancellations in New Delhi. HT/VIrendra Singh Gosain

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Stranded passengers at the New Delhi airport. Air India has been losing about a billion dollars a year as it struggles with the legacy of a poorly executed 2007 merger, debt costs and a swollen staff. HT/Virendra Singh Gosain

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Stranded passengers at the New Delhi airport. Air India has been losing about a billion dollars a year as it struggles with the legacy of a poorly executed 2007 merger, debt costs and a swollen staff. HT/Virendra Singh Gosain

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The land-locked Mumbai airport has traditionally struggled to augment capacity owing to space constraints. (Virendra Singh Gosain/HT photo)

Updated on May 11, 2012 01:52 am IST

The land-locked Mumbai airport has traditionally struggled to augment capacity owing to space constraints. (Virendra Singh Gosain/HT photo)

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