Pilot resignation: Can’t interfere in employment agreement between pilots and Akasa Air, says DGCA to Delhi High Court

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), a statutory body of the Government of India (GOI), has informed the Delhi High Court that it cannot interfere in the employment agreement between pilots and Akasa Air. The Indian (low-cost) airline has sought action against pilots who have quit without serving their notice period.

It would be in the interest of the parties that the petitioner airline (Akasa Air) complies with the mandate of the aviation regulator to maintain a limited schedule if it does not have the required strength of pilots to maintain flight operations, said the DGCA.