Air India operated only 10 percent domestic flights yesterday leaving thousands of flyers stranded. With stand off between the management and pilots continuing, the airline yesterday used two aircraft from Kingfisher on wet lease and operated them on the Delhi-Mumbai-Delhi and Delhi-Patna-Varanasi-Delhi sectors. ICPA President A S Bhinder has said, that the association is open to talks if an assurance is given that their demands will be met within a set time frame. Sources in the aviation ministry say that a section of employees cannot hold everyone to ransom. They cannot dictate terms to the government. A progress in the issue is expected only on or after Monday when the Delhi High Court takes up contempt proceedings against pilots for defying its order to resume work.