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Working On War Footing, 98% Pilots Have Signed New Contract: Vistara CEO

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Mr Kannan said more pilots are being hired. New Delhi: Crisis-hit Vistara has said it hopes to stabilise its operations by this weekend, insisting that 98% of its pilots have signed the new contracts with the revised salary structure which had led to several of them calling in sick and causing flight cancellations. The airline’s CEO, Vinod Kannan, also apologised for the inconvenience caused to customers and acknowledged that some pilots have concerns regarding the contract.  “In the light of the recent disruptions in our network owing to various operational reasons, we acknowledge and are deeply concerned about the inconvenience this has caused to our customers. We would like to again clarify that these disruptions were due to the cascading effect of a multitude of factors… Having said that, we acknowledge the inconvenience this has caused to our customers and sincerely apologise to them for the same,” he said in a statement on Saturday.  Claiming that the full-service carrier has adequate crew for normal operations, Mr Kannan said the airline was challenged because it was …

Pilots Flag Burnout As Vistara Hopes For End To Crisis By Weekend: Sources

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Vistara sources said only 24 flights were cancelled Wednesday compared to the 52 a day before New Delhi: Hours after Vistara hinted at a probable end to its crisis, saying the flight schedules are expected to normalise over the weekend, pilots have pointed to fatigue issues which could have direct safety ramifications. “Pilots are flying at the edge of their maximum flight duty limitations. This is causing major health issues and everyone falling sick frequently,” sources said. Vistara saw a surge in flight cancellations as the airline struggled with a shortage of pilots. An increasing number of its pilots have called in sick, protesting a revised salary structure ahead of the full-service carrier’s merger with Tata-owned Air India. Sources, however, denied “coordinating together and taking mass sick leave”. “Everyone is just tired from flying. The new FDTL (Flight Duty Time Limitations) rules should have given us some relief but as expected that is also not happening,” they added. Last week, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation or DGCA deferred the implementation of the revised flight …