Air India faces mass resignation ahead of divestment

Air India is facing mass resignation by the pilots as they are unhappy with their salary and promotion. Around 120 Airbus A-320 pilots tendered their resignation after their demands pertaining to the salary hike and promotion were not paid heed to by the AI management. This came in the backdrop of the Central govt's decision to initiate the process of divestment of Air India's stake. The disgruntled pilots are sure that they will get a job somewhere else as the market is currently open. As of now, Indigo Air, GoAir, Vistara and Air Asia are operating Airbus A-320 flights. On being asked if the operations of the carrier will suffer due to the mass resignation, the Air India spokesperson said that it has surplus pilots. "AI operation will not suffer at any cost, due to resignation," the spokesperson added. <br/>