Several flights delayed at Mumbai airport after Air India ground staff called strike for this shocking reason!
Many flight passengers found difficulties at Mumbai airport as several flights were delayed on Thursday morning as Air India’s contractual workers called a strike.
As per the reports, the contractual ground staff of Air India Air Transport Services Limited (AIATSL) were on strike since Diwali night i.e. 7th November night.
The reason behind their strike was the Diwali bonus. Yes, reports suggested that the workers were unpaid Diwali bonus due to which the flights at the airport got affected.
According to the new agency ANI, ‘Due to a sudden industrial situation at Mumbai airport by Air India Air Transport Services Limited (AIATSL) employees, some flights have got delayed. We are assessing the situation and all efforts are being made to minimise delays or disruption,’ said Air India spokesperson.
The flights from Mumbai were got delayed by two hours early morning.
The ground staff of AIATSL help the passenger for check in and also help with handling their baggage and other cargo. They also take up duties for foreign carriers on a contractual basis.
However, many passengers have taken to Twitter and wrote about the problem that they faced today morning.
See what passengers wrote:
@sureshpprabhu Air India flash strike at Mumbai t2. Waitinf since 2 hours for checkin no ground st https://t.co/DpZBiV7b6P
— Ami Shah (@ami7912) November 7, 2018
@MoCA_GoI @airindiain @narendramodi it's shameful for the government to run AirIndia anymore. Passengers stranded in Mumbai airport due to strike!!!!! Strike in Airline services...that too sudden! Serious threat!!!
— Sumanto Dey (@dey_sumanto) November 8, 2018
#AirIndia Why did I book this fatichar airline. 676 from Kol to Mum delayed by 3 hrs. No announcement. No staff. Just an SMS five minutes before departure time. And with news of the strike in Mumbai wish someone would tell us if this bloody flight will take off or not
— Anand Sivakumaran (@Anandloki) November 8, 2018
सरकार को ये कॉन्ट्रैक्ट का हिसाब किताब खत्म कर देना चाहिए, चाहे वो सरकारी विभाग हो या प्राइवेट, कोई भी कर्मचारी हड़ताल नही कर सकता।#airindia
— Durga Sharan Pandey 🇮🇳 (@dsp842) November 8, 2018
Several flights to and from Mumbai have been delayed because of a strike by Air India contractual workers.#airindia #Diwali
— Arun Nair (@checknair) November 8, 2018
@airindiain AI639 on time, but we're all still standing at gate 41B without an #AirIndia rep to be seen anywhere. What gives? #paxex
— kind and horrible (@georgev27) November 8, 2018
As per the reports of Times of India, ‘all Air India flights are being hit. While flight between Mumbai-Bangkok AI 330 are still on the ground. The flight was reportedly scheduled to depart at 1:45 am.
First published: 8 November 2018, 11:40 IST