Will vaccinate all employees by month-end, says Air India as pilots body threatens stir

National carrier Air India on Tuesday said it will vaccinate all its employees against Covid-19 by the month-end as a pilots’ body demanded inoculation of the flying crew on priority basis citing risk to their lives from the deadly infection.

Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA), a union body that represents pilots who fly narrow-body aircraft, in a letter has threatened to stop work if the airline management would not start vaccination camps across India for the flying crew immediately. The airline said in a statement on Tuesday evening said that discussions were already on for the vaccination of all the employees, including the crew.