Air India service not back to normal despite call off of strike; 22 services cancelled in Kerala

NEW DELHI: Although the cabin crew called off the strike, the international and domestic services of Air India Express flights from various airports, including Kerala, have not returned to normal. Some services were cancelled yesterday also. 22 services from four airports in Kerala were cancelled.

Officials said that services will resume as soon as the striking employees rejoin. It may take another two days for the services to be restored. The striking employees have started returning to work. The cabin crew need to get a fitness certificate to resume work. Officials informed that the steps for this will be expedited. Most of the international services that were disrupted due to the strike resumed yesterday evening.

The Muscat service which was supposed to depart from Thiruvananthapuram yesterday evening and the Sharjah service at night were disrupted. Bengaluru and Hyderabad services were also cancelled. Service to Chennai was conducted. Passengers protested that the information about the cancellation of the service was not given in advance. Services including Dammam, which was supposed to depart from Kochi at 8:35 am, Muscat, which was supposed to depart at 8:50 am, Bengaluru, which was supposed to depart at 12 am, and Kolkata at 2:30 am were suspended.

The service from Kannur to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Dammam, Muscat, Riyadh, Ras Al Khaimah and Doha was also cancelled. The services to Sharjah at 4 pm and to Dubai at 8 pm were conducted. Dubai (two services), Ras Al Khaimah, Kuwait, Doha and Bahrain services from Karipur were cancelled.

Special service to Dubai

A special service will be operated to Dubai today morning for those who need to travel urgently among the travellers who booked the tickets for the cancelled flights from Thiruvananthapuram.

The Air India Express office is crowded with passengers after the airline officials announced that the tickets on the cancelled services will be refunded or an opportunity to travel on another day may be arranged.

Cancelled services

Thiruvananthapuram.........4

Kannur..........................8

Karipur........................6

Kochi..........................4