Air India Flight Cancelled: Air India Express Air Line issued a statement saying that we wholeheartedly apologize to our passengers… Those affected will be offered a full refund or tickets on another day. Passengers flying with us today are requested to check whether their flight has been affected before going to the airport.
If you have also booked flight tickets from Air India and Air India Express Airlines, then this news is very important for you. Actually both the airlines had to cancel 70 of their flights. In fact, many members of the airlines have gone on mass sick leave, due to which the company has had to take this step.
Sources said several crew members have reported sick as a protest against alleged mismanagement at the Tata Group-owned airline. Sources said on Wednesday that many aircrew started reporting ill since Monday evening and several flights have been canceled at several airports including Kochi, Calicut and Bengaluru due to insufficient number of crew members. .
A spokesperson of the Air India Express company said that the flights were delayed or canceled due to last-minute reports of illness of several crew members. The spokesperson said the company is engaging with crew members to understand the reasons behind such a large number of them reporting sick and the team is actively addressing the issue.
Air India Express issued a statement saying, ‘A section of our cabin crew has reported last minute illness since last night, resulting in flight delay and cancellation. While we are engaging with the crew to understand the reasons behind these incidents, our teams are proactively addressing the issue to minimize any inconvenience to passengers.
The airline said: “We sincerely apologize to our passengers…those affected will be offered a full refund or a replacement ticket on another day.” Passengers flying with us today are requested to check whether their flight has been affected before going to the airport.
