As Air India pilots' strike entered the 12th day, Government has promised to sort out their problems within three months. Appealing to them to join work,Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said creating loss or causing inconvenience to the passengers will not help solve their problems.

Instead they should come forward and discuss whatever problems they have. He was talking to reporters after inaugurating the new terminal at Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport in Lucknow today.

On the issue of reinstating sacked pilots, he promised them that the government will not adopt a victimisation policy. He said the pilots should think about the passengers. If passengers are unhappy, it will create more problems in days to come. If the airline does not survive then there is no meaning of talking about other things like salary, promotion or increment,” he said.

Earlier, addressing the function, Ajit Singh said the centre has plans to develop all airports in the state with the investment of 1500 crore rupees. Development of Meerut Airport and extension of Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Udan Academy, Raibareilly are in the pipeline. A new green field air port will be developed at Kushi Nagar with investments of 500 crore rupees. He said that Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Udan Academy, Raibareilly will be developed as regular airport.

AIR correspondent reports that New Integrated Terminal Building at Choudhary Charan Singh Airport, Lucknow has been constructed with the cost of about 130 crores rupees and spread over 22 thousand square meter area.