The stalemate between the pilots and Air Management entered the seventh day today, with neither side willing to budge from their respective positions. The matter will come up for hearing again in the Delhi High Court today. The Court had yesterday directed the pilots to end their strike immediately and also asked the management to consider their demands. But the hearing was adjourned after the management refused to be forced to accept a pre-condition on meeting the demands of the pilots. The striking pilots maintained that they will call off there strike if the derecognition of their union is revoked and its three sacked office bearers are reinstated.The Government had however made it clear that talks will be held only after the pilots call off their strike and resume duties. Civil Aviation Minister Vayalar Ravi said that government will wait and abide by the court's order in the Contempt of Court proceeding initiated on the plea of the Air India management.The passengers meanwhile continue to have a harrowing time with not many alternative arragements made by the Air India management and the private airlines charging exorbitant rates. Taking note of the sharp increase in air fares and the hassles being faced by the AI passengers, aviation watchdog, Directorate General of Civil Aviation had directed private airlines not to take advantage of the strike by hiking air fares. It also granted private airlines' permission to operate flights on some of the routes where Air India operated before the pilots' strike, to lessen the impact of flight cancellation on passengers.