Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh today unveiled new plans for international operations of strike-hit Air India.

He told reporters that two new flights to Kualalumpur and London will be started and operations to Hong Kong, Osaka and Seoul will begin from first of August.

He said that three Boeing 787 Dream Airliner Aircraft will be inducted in the Air India Fleet.

He said, 60 pilots are ready for flying and another 90 more new pilots are expected to be trained and would be ready for flying within six months.

Mr. Ajit Singh asserted that the domestic flight operations are normal and the national carrier is carrying 26 thousand passengers daily from the beginning of this month.

Talking to reporters in New Delhi today, he said that for Air India management the strike is over.

The national carrier is planning to hire pilots from domestic and international markets as the international traffic is around eleven thousand passengers daily which is two to three thousand less than the normal.

In response to a question on the ongoing pilots' strike, he made it clear there is no point in their coming back if they do not accept the Dharmadhikari report. He said pilots can return back to work without any precondition.

In response to a question on the fate of terminated pilots, Mr. Singh said they will have to apply afresh. The Minister noted that the strike has already been declared illegal by the high court and he was on record in Parliament that there will be no victimisation if the striking pilots return back.

On FDI in aviation, the minister said, discussions are on with the allies on the matter.