Air India pilots' strike affects Kozhikode flights

The Air India pilots' strike, which ran into its third day Thursday, partially hit operations at Kozhikode but flights at two other Kerala airports remained unaffected.

An Air India official told IANS that Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi airports will operate all the three scheduled flights for Thursday.

"At Kozhikode, four scheduled flights will operate for the day, but two have been cancelled and one flight has been rescheduled for Friday morning," said a top Air India official who preferred anonymity.

The official said the Air India Express flights which operate from the Kerala airports and are flown by their own pilots have not encountered any problem.

"The problem is for Air India flights and Air India Express flights which are operated by the crew on deputation from Air India," said the official.