Government on Thursday ruled out any possibility of resuming dialogue with the striking pilots till they call off their strike. Briefing reporters in New Delhi on Thursday, Civil Aviation Minister Vyalar Ravi said that Air India is trying to maintain air traffic and fifty percent of the domestic flights are being operated. Earlier in the day, the Minister briefed the Prime Minister and the cabinet over the issue. AIR correspondent quoting official sources reports, the national carrier will not make any fresh bookings for domestic flights in the next five days to avoid inconvenience to passengers. The Chief Labour Commissioner held discussions with the management and the union but nothing came out from the meetings. The Labour Minister Mallikarjun Kharge told reporters in New Delhi that conciliation proceedings are going on. The Air India Management has de-recognised the Indian Commercial Pilot's Association, ICPA and its offices in various cities were sealed. Flyers at several airports bore the brunt of the strike with some complaining that they were not informed about the status of their flights and some coming to know about the flight cancellations only after reaching airports. Delhi High Court has asked the agitating pilots to call off their strike in larger public interest.But the striking pilots say they will contniue their stir. They are demanding pay parity and the removal of top management of Air India and a CBI probe into it's alleged mismanagement.