The Airports Authority of India Employees Union on Monday called for a strike at all airports from May 1 in protest against “unjust transfers” at Delhi and Mumbai airports.
Flight services are unlikely to be greatly affected at the privately-run Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru airports, but passengers might face difficulties at AAI-run airports, such as in Kolkata and Chennai.
Kolkata airport, in particular, has seen complete disruption during earlier strikes.
A senior AAI official, who claimed the union’s demands were “unjustified”, told this newspaper: “We will ensure passengers are not inconvenienced, and there is no disruption of flights.” Union leader M.K. Ghoshal said a large number of AAI’s 2,000-odd employees at Delhi airport were being transferred to other AAI-run airports across the country since they had not accepted the voluntary retirement scheme. Scores at Mumbai airport were also affected.
DIAL, which runs Delhi airport, said it had earlier offered to absorb all AAI employees there, but only eight per cent of staff took up this offer. The three year agreement under which AAI provides support to DIAL ends on May 2, after which AAI staff will have no work at Delhi airport.
Flight services are unlikely to be greatly affected at the privately-run Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru airports, but passengers might face difficulties at AAI-run airports, such as in Kolkata and Chennai.
Kolkata airport, in particular, has seen complete disruption during earlier strikes.
A senior AAI official, who claimed the union’s demands were “unjustified”, told this newspaper: “We will ensure passengers are not inconvenienced, and there is no disruption of flights.” Union leader M.K. Ghoshal said a large number of AAI’s 2,000-odd employees at Delhi airport were being transferred to other AAI-run airports across the country since they had not accepted the voluntary retirement scheme. Scores at Mumbai airport were also affected.
DIAL, which runs Delhi airport, said it had earlier offered to absorb all AAI employees there, but only eight per cent of staff took up this offer. The three year agreement under which AAI provides support to DIAL ends on May 2, after which AAI staff will have no work at Delhi airport.
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