With the Air India pilots’ strike entering the sixth day on Sunday, the foreign airlines operating from India are making a killing by hiking the fares.

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“The airfares on these foreign carriers and Jet Airways, which is the only major Indian player plying long distance, have increased by around 25%,” said Iqbal Mulla, president of the Travel Agents’ Association of India.

This comes after the up to 20% airfare hike on the domestic sector.

Travel agents claim that Etihad Airways, Qatar Airways, Egypt Airways and British Airways are among the airlines that are making huge profit as a result of Air India pilots’ strike.

On Sunday, as many as 19 flights arriving and departing from the Mumbai international airport were cancelled and many more rescheduled. Also many of the flights have been clubbed with others, so as to accommodate the affected passengers.

“The pilots’ strike has done irreparable loss and injury to the name and reputation of the company, apart from financial loss,” said an Air India spokesperson .

Sources said the striking pilots, represented by the Indian Pilots Guild, are expected to hold talks with the AI management on Monday, but the information could not be confirmed independently.