As part of the ongoing summer schedule, which started on March 31, domestic airlines had planned to increase domestic flying capacity by 6 percent, or 1,368 weekly flights.
While pilots of Air India called for industrial unrest last April if the airline forced them to accept or sign the new terms and conditions, pilots at Vistara called in sick in the last week of March 2024 to protest against the new contracts.
With increasing domestic air passenger traffic, flight cancellations could affect the overall available capacity. Thus, hike in fares on certain routes is possible. Meanwhile, pilots of Vistara Airline have raised concerns regarding the implementation of new pay structure
Vistara faced significant disruptions last week with several flight cancellations and delays after a number of its pilots called in sick ostensibly to voice discontent over a new pay structure, concerns about the carrier’s imminent merger with Air India, and a rostering system that was allegedly stretching them to the limit.