Air India Express cabin crew call off strike

KOCHI: The Air India Express Employees’ Union has called off the indefinite strike after the new management of Air India Express (AIE) agreed to renew the contract of the cabin crew for five years, which had been reduced to one year by the previous management. Last month, a meeting was held with the new management and the Assistant Labour Commissioner (Central), where the former agreed to the union’s demands.

“The management agreed to renew the contract period of the cabin crew for five years as per the company policy, subject to qualifying standards and norms of the company,” said KK Vijayakumar, AIXEU (BMS) president, in a release.