Air India pilots have called-off their strike after the Delhi High Court asked them to join duty within 48 hours and the management to sympathetically consider their grievances. The decision to end the 58-day strike was announced by the Indian Pilots' Guild, IPG, after a meeting of its Managing Committee in Mumbai. In a statement issued late Tuesday night, the IPG General Secretary E A Kapadia said, the striking pilots have started the procedure to resume work after the Delhi High Court's intervention. The statement said, the IPG looks forward to negotiations with the Air India management on all pending issues in the presence of the Chief Labour Commissioner.
The IPG statement came after its counsel, Geeta Luthra, told the Delhi High Court earlier on Tuesday that all 434 striking pilots will join their duties within 48 hours.
Justice Reva Khetrapal asked the Air India management to consider sympathetically the pilots' grievances including the reinstatement of those pilots whose services were terminated during the strike.
The pilots went on strike on May 7 over demands for better career progression. The airlines management took a tough stand sacking 101 pilots including 10 office bearers of the IPG which was also derecognised.