Tag: pilot exodus

NEW DELHI: The government has given the nod to 13-month-old Akasa to start international flights which it will do this coming winter. However, for now the youngest Indian airline is fighting on two fronts: an exodus by 43 pilots that has forced it to cancel hundreds of flights in last 2-3 months. Akasa sued these pilots and its lawyer on Tuesday said in a court that the airline was in a “state of crises” and might “shut down” due to their leaving without serving the mandatory notice period...