Pilots' strike cripples Jet flights
Air travellers wait at the Jet Airways counter at the city airport in Mumbai on September 8, 2009. Flights on India's second-largest private airline, Jet Airways, were disrupted on September 8 after a number of pilots went on what the company called a "simulated strike" and reported sick.
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Air travellers wait at the Jet Airways counter at the city airport in Mumbai on September 8, 2009. Flights on India's second-largest private airline, Jet Airways, were disrupted on September 8 after a number of pilots went on what the company called a "simulated strike" and reported sick.<br><br>Several flights around the country, including 35 from Mumbai and 18 from New Delhi, were cancelled as a result of the action, which Jet Airways said was a "planned sabotage of operations". (AFP Photo)
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A Jet Airways flight attendant walks past a company coach at the city airport in Mumbai on September 8, 2009. The Jet pilots' association says the management is responsible for the current mess. They want a written promise that the sacked pilots will be taken back. (AFP Photo)
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The pilots' protest has affected nearly 13,000 passengers at airports across the country. The airline put up affected commuters in hotels and even offered to refund fares. A large number of passengers were also accommodated in flights of Air India and other carriers.
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In a Press statement, Jet Airways said a section of the pilots had resorted to a simulated strike by reporting sick. "This organised activity is planned sabotage of operations that will damage the airlines' operations and inconvenience the travelling public," the statement said.
![<span class="lh16 fa fs12 fb">Air travellers wait at the Jet Airways counter at the city airport in Mumbai on September 8, 2009. Flights on India's second-largest private airline, Jet Airways, were disrupted on September 8 after a number of pilots went on what the company called a "simulated strike" and reported sick.<br><br>Several flights around the country, including 35 from Mumbai and 18 from New Delhi, were cancelled as a result of the action, which Jet Airways said was a "planned sabotage of operations". (AFP Photo) </span>](https://drop.ndtv.com/albums/NEWS/jetairways/1.jpg "<span class=\"lh16 fa fs12 fb\">Air travellers wait at the Jet Airways counter at the city airport in Mumbai on September 8, 2009. Flights on India's second-largest private airline, Jet Airways, were disrupted on September 8 after a number of pilots went on what the company called a "simulated strike" and reported sick.<br><br>Several flights around the country, including 35 from Mumbai and 18 from New Delhi, were cancelled as a result of the action, which Jet Airways said was a "planned sabotage of operations". (AFP Photo) </span>")
![<span class="lh16 fa fs12 fb">In a Press statement, Jet Airways said a section of the pilots had resorted to a simulated strike by reporting sick. "This organised activity is planned sabotage of operations that will damage the airlines' operations and inconvenience the travelling public," the statement said. </span>](https://drop.ndtv.com/albums/NEWS/jetairways/8.jpg "<span class=\"lh16 fa fs12 fb\">In a Press statement, Jet Airways said a section of the pilots had resorted to a simulated strike by reporting sick. "This organised activity is planned sabotage of operations that will damage the airlines' operations and inconvenience the travelling public," the statement said. </span>")
