Akasa Air, which has been in the spotlight due to its legal tussle with some pilots who quit without serving the mandatory notice period, has clarified that its case in the Delhi High Court is not against the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) or the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
In a fresh statement, the airline stated that it had moved the
Delhi High Court seeking clarification and instructions on the enforcement of the mandatory notice period requirement for pilots.
"We want to clarify that it is not a matter against the DGCA or the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) but a plea to the courts to urgently interpret and clarify the interim order issued by the very same court on the very same matter in 2018, relating to mandatory notice period requirements by the pilots," the airline said.
Akasa Air's clarification comes after some reports claimed that the airline has accused the DGCA of inaction in stopping these pilots from abruptly quitting the airline.
"Since the beginning of the proceedings, our assertion in court has been that this is a “non-adversarial” claim and is only in the nature of seeking clarifications and instructions to enforce an existing interim order and the
Civil Aviation Regulation," the airline stated.
Akasa Air has been grappling with the issue of pilot shortage after some pilots quit the airline without serving any notice period.
The airline claims it has been forced to cancel flights due to the sudden exit of its cockpit crew which has caused inconvenience to passengers.
The airline that was otherwise seeing steady growth lost 1 percent market share in August falling to 4.2 percent. Its On-Time Performance ranking fell to the third spot after being a top performer for three consecutive months. The airline also paid Rs 1 crore in compensation to affected passengers in July and August.
First Published: Sept 22, 2023 9:21 PM IST
