Air India pilots go on 'no-pay-no-work' agitation, operations disrupted

Flight operations of Air India were severely affected on Saturday as  a section of its pilots went on "no-pay-no-work" agitation from midnight tonight against the airline management's failure to pay their salary.

Eight flights to Nagpur, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Leh, Bangalore, Bagdogra, Amritsar and Kolkata were cancelled after 12 pilots reported sick this morning.

"We have clubbed the early morning flight to the above destinations with the flights operating later in the day," an Air India official said.

The pilots earlier Friday held a meeting in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai and decided to go on the agitation from midnight tonight, said a pilot associated with the development.

This is like "work-to-rule", said another pilot who requested anonymity.

"The airline management can pay the oil companies when they refuse to sell them jet fuel. They can pay for car rental when the company asks for payment but they have no money to pay the employees for months", the pilot said.