The striking Air India pilots relented on Friday night, putting an end to the 10-day-old agitation which caused much inconvenience to travellers and resulted in a loss of nearly Rs.200 crore to the ailing national carrier.

Emerging after the third day of marathon talks with officials of the Union Civil Aviation Ministry, the Indian Commercial Pilots' Association said the strike was being called off from 10 p.m. on Friday following assurances by the Centre that all their demands would be looked into in a time-bound manner. ICPA Office-bearerd told reporters that. all sacked and suspended pilots would be reinstated and the ICPA
re-recognised.

Published Date : Saturday, 7/5/2011 4:00 PM IST