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Akasa Air files Delhi High Court petition due to pilot actions
September 25th 2023
India-based Akasa Air has commenced legal proceedings in the High Court of Delhi in what the airline describes as a "non-adversarial claim" prompted by a recent spate of pilot resignations. Read More » "A small set of pilots abandoned their duties and left the organisation without serving their mandatory contractual notice period, therefore forcing a disruption of flights between July and September 2023," Akasa Air said. "This necessitated last-minute cancellations that stranded customers and caused inconvenience to the travelling public. In the interest of passenger convenience, and an attempt to stop this unethical and illegal practice by these set of pilots, Akasa Air has sought relief from the Delhi High Court." The airline said the legal proceedings were not a matter against the Directorate-General of Civil Aviation or the Ministry of Civil Aviation. Rather, it was a "plea to the courts to urgently interpret and clarify the interim order issued by the very same court on the very same matter in 2018, relating to mandatory notice period requirements by the pilots".
