Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Air India pilots union - ICPA - has raised an issue with Air India Director Captain R S Sandhu that they will "stop work" if the airline fails to set up vaccination camps on a 'Pan India' basis for the flying crew above the age of 18 years Also said, "With no healthcare support to the flying crew, no insurance, and a massive opportunistic pay cut, we are in no position to continue risking the lives of our pilots without vaccination. "Our finances are already spread thin covering our bedridden colleagues and provisioning for families lest we inadvertently infect them with the deadly virus that is an ever-present occupational hazard for us."
According to the union, many crew members have been diagnosed as Covid positive and are struggling to get oxygen cylinders."The employees who are doing desk jobs and the majority opting to work from home are allowed to get vaccinated, leaving the flying crew vulnerable."
