An Air India Express aircraft is displayed at Wings India 2024 aviation event at Begumpet airport, Hyderabad. File / Reuters
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Passengers protested at airports as Air India Express faced major disruption in services as 86 flights were cancelled and many were delayed after cabin crew called in mass ‘sick leave’ to mark their protest against the ongoing transition in the airline.
In 2023, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) gave its go-ahead to the Tata Group’s initiative to merge the budget airline AIX Connect (previously known as AirAsia India) with Air India Express. Sources said the senior employees, including the cabin crew, are unhappy with the changes.
“The disruptions have cascaded across the network, forcing us to curtail the schedules over the next few days,” Air India Express Chief Executive Aloke Singh said in a statement, without…