If you are also going to travel by Air India Express flight, then check the flight status once before reaching the airport, because a large number of crew members of the airline have gone on leave. So far, more than 86 flights have been cancelled, which includes both domestic and international flights.
Crew members went on ‘sick leave’
In fact, on Tuesday night suddenly Air India Express had to cancel many flights and many flights were delayed from their scheduled time because many senior crew members went on ‘sick leave’ citing illness at the last moment.
The airline has also issued an official statement regarding this, in which the airline has said that a section of our cabin crew reported ill at the last minute last night, due to which the flight was delayed and cancelled.
We are in touch with the crew to understand the matter and are trying to find out the reason why this happened. Our teams are continuously working to minimize any inconvenience to passengers.
Aviation Ministry asked for report
The Aviation Ministry has come into action in this matter, the Ministry has sought a report from the airline regarding the cancellation of flights. Besides, instructions have also been given that whatever dispute there may be regarding crew members, it should be resolved immediately and facilities provided to passengers should also be ensured as per DGCA rules.
Nearly 300 crew members went on leave, phones switched off
There has been disruption in flights due to senior crew members going on leave. According to the news, about 300 senior crew members took leave on Tuesday night citing illness and switched off their mobiles, these crew members are from all over India. The management of Air India is trying to contact these crew members. This incident of the crew suddenly going on leave happened when the management implemented new conditions for the employees.
More than 70 flights were affected!
The airline said that we sincerely apologize to our passengers for this disruption and emphasize that this situation does not reflect the standard of service we strive to provide. The airline said that the passengers whose flights have been canceled will be refunded in full or will be given a place in the flight on some other date.
