Air India temporarily suspends contracts of 200 pilots

New Delhi : The national-carrier Air India has temporarily suspended the contract of its 200 pilots who were re-employed after retirement as all domestic and international commercial flights were cancelled amid coronavirus lockdown, a senior official said.

"Since almost all the planes have been grounded and the carrier's revenues have taken a significant fall during the last few weeks, the airline has decided to temporarily suspend the contract of around 200 pilots who were re-employed after their retirement," said the official.

In other developments, Air India has already slashed the allowances of all employees, except cabin crew, by 10% for the next three months in order to save money amid the pandemic.