Akasa Air and Air India Express, two low cost airlines, are embroiled in a dispute over pilot recruitment practices. Akasa Air, backed by the late investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, has sent legal notices to 19 pilots who joined Air India Express before completing a mandatory six-month notice period, according to an ET report.
In response, Tata Sons-owned Air India Express has refuted the allegations, asserting that the recruited pilots from Akasa Air had fulfilled their contractual obligations by paying bond amounts of up to Rs 50 lakh, which covered their training costs.
