Flights cancelled in Chennai as AI pilots continue strike

September 27, 2009 09:12 pm | Updated November 17, 2021 06:51 am IST - CHENNAI

HYDERABAD, 15/10/2008: The new Airbus A 319, which has been inducted into the Air India fleet, landing at Begumpet airport on the occasion of India Aviation- 2008, the four-day mega air show at Begumepet airport in Hyderabad, which started on Wednesday. PHOTO: Satish_H. 

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HYDERABAD, 15/10/2008: The new Airbus A 319, which has been inducted into the Air India fleet, landing at Begumpet airport on the occasion of India Aviation- 2008, the four-day mega air show at Begumepet airport in Hyderabad, which started on Wednesday. PHOTO: Satish_H. NICAID:109652702

Arrival and departure of 11 flights both domestic and international at the Chennai airport were cancelled on Sunday following strike by a section of Air India pilots.

Airport sources said while in domestic sector one flight on the arrival side and three on the departure side were cancelled, on the international sector arrival of four flights and departure of three flights were cancelled.

The cancelled flights in the domestic sector included New Delhi - Chennai IC 439; Chennai - New Delhi IC 430; Chennai - Mumbai IC-971 and Chennai - Mumbai IC-571.

On the international side Chennai - Sharjah IC-967; Chennai - Colombo IC-573 and Chennai - Muscat IC-925. On the international arrival side the flights cancelled included IC-974 Muscat-Chennai; AI-047 Singapore-Chennai; IC-956 Kuala Lumpur - Chennai and IC-574 Colombo-Chennai.

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