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Air India may not survive if strike continues: Official

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New Delhi/Mumbai: Air India chief Rohit Nandan on Saturday warned that the airline may not be able to survive in the long run if its pilots don’t end their 26-day-old strike.

“If the airline has to survive in the long run, achieve the turnaround, it is essential for the pilots to come back,” Nandan told IANS.

“They (pilots) should think about the long-term impact this strike will have on the airline and their future.”

Nandan’s outspoken comments came even as the strike continued for the 26th day, pushing up the airline’s revenue losses to more than Rs.350 crore. The losses, according to a senior Air India official in Mumbai, are among the biggest suffered by the airline due to any strike.

“Current load factor (passenger traffic) is at an all-time low for the international segment. Being the peak travel season, the overall losses will be far above the predicted revenue drain of Rs 400 crore,” the official in the operations arm of the airline said. (IANS)

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