New Delhi:
According to latest reports, the Jet management members havearrived at Hotel Atithi in Mumbai to again meet the striking pilots.
Jet Executive Director Saroj Datta and Vice President K Mohan are meeting the pilots, according to the reports.
The two sides had spent eight hours on the negotiating table earlier on Friday, but talks remained inconclusive.
The Jet management is willing to reinstate the four sacked pilots, but it wants the newly-founded pilots union, the National Aviators' Guild to be disbanded. The pilots are opposed to this.
The government has, meanwhile, already asked other airlines to increase their flights so that passengers have alternatives to cancelled Jet flights.
On Friday, Capt Girish Kaushik, the president of NAG, said the pilots will not resume work "as of now" and the stir will continue but was hopeful of a solution on Saturday.
Sources said the talks saw a lot of hard bargaining by the two sides especially over issues which have a larger impact on the employees of the private airline.
Besides Chief Labour Commissioner S K Upadhyay, the conciliation proceedings were attended by Jet executive director Saroj Dutta, CEO Hafiz Ali and head of operations Capt Mohan. The NAG was also represented by Capt Sam Thomas and Capt Balraman.
Kaushik said the Jet management has agreed to take back the four sacked pilots but Datta said everything is under discussion. "The talks are inconclusive," Dutta said.
Meanwhile, Air India has said that there won't be any increase in fares due to Jet Airways strike. All sector fares are being offered at normal levels and as a national carrier, Air India will ensure that passengers are not inconvenienced or overcharged due to Jet Airways pilots' strike, Air India said.