Vistara, owned by the Tata group and Singapore Airlines, has cancelled more than 125 flights since April 1, one of the sources said, after a number of its pilots went on sick leave at the end of March.
The CEO of India’s Vistara Airlines told employees at a meeting on Wednesday that it will revise crew rosters and may scale back flights to address ongoing disruption due to a sudden shortage of pilots, two people familiar with the discussions said.
In the latest hit to the aviation industry in India, Vistara Airlines has been hit by a severe pilot crunch. It has had to cancel tickets and issue refunds to customers over the shortage of crew. According to sources, as many as 60 flights had to be cancelled on Tuesday. Over the last week, 100 flights were delayed.
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