New Delhi, July 9 (ANI): Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh on Monday said that talks with striking Air India pilots were on, but added that it would take time to resolve.
A section of Air India pilots, who were on a 58-day strike demanding exclusive rights to fly Boeing (BA.N) Dreamliners, had called off their agitation on July 3, under pressure from the government and the Delhi High Court.
"See, the meeting took place on Friday evening, and they demanded a lot of things in that. The weekend came then so we cannot reply so quickly, it will take time. And anyway proper talks have not been held, everything needs time, situations don't get perfect so easily and in such a short span of time. Yes the court had given us time till today to file the report, and we will do that, the deputy chief labour commissioner will do it," said Singh.
The Delhi High Court on July 3 directed the agitating pilots of Air India to end their almost two-month long strike and to submit a report to join duty within 48 hours.
Over 400 pilots struck work to highlight their demands for career progression and other issues such as the training of pilots from the erstwhile domestic flier Indian Airlines (that was merged with Air India) to fly the Boeing-787 Dreamliner aircraft, to be procured shortly that the Air India pilots have viewed as unjustified.
Air India and Indian Airlines were merged in 2007, although the integration process has faced much criticism from industry experts.
Air India's purchase of Dreamliners was also criticised by a federal auditor last year for "imposing an undue long-term financial burden" on the government. (ANI)
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