Akasa Air, the latest entrant in the Indian civil aviation space, has been forced to cut flights in the short-term after many of its pilots quit abruptly, without serving the mandatory notice period. Here s all you need to know
The airline and its CEO Vinay Dube approached the high court with their petition, seeking a direction to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to take coercive action against these pilots for their “irresponsible actions”.
Akasa pilots crisis: Around 43 pilots quit the airline without serving their notice, which led Akasa Air to cancel around 18 per cent of its 3,500 monthly flights – over 600 flights – in August.
As India’s youngest airline expects to cancel 700 flights in September after 43 pilots resigned without serving their notice period, it is a sign of a deeper crisis in the industry