Air India fires 25 cabin crew members over abrupt mass sick leave: Full text of termination letter

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has cancelled 85 flights amid network disruption today and the combined entity of Air India Express and AIX Connect (formerly AirAsia India) will operate 283 flights today. Before the network disruption, the two airlines cumulatively operated around 380 flights, including 260 domestic and 120 international. The airline has requested travellers to check their flight status before heading to the airport.

If their flight is cancelled or delayed beyond three hours, they may opt for a full refund or reschedule to a later date without any fees on Tia on WhatsApp (+91 6360012345) or on airindiaexpress.com, the airline added. Also Read: Air India Express fires 25 cabin crew members for not reporting to work; cancels 85 flights today Here's the full text of Air India's termination letter sent to the cabin crew members who were on sick leave.
‘’Subject: Termination of Employment Contract This is in reference to your employment with Air India Express Limited ("Company") in the capacity of Cabin Crew Executive.

It has been reported that you were rostered for a flight on 07.05.2024. However, you informed the Scheduling team at the last moment that you were unwell and accordingly reporting sick. It is noted that at or around the same time, an overwhelming number of other cabin crew members have also reported sick and have not reported for their duties.

This clearly points to a pre-meditated and concerted abstention from work without any justifiable reason. As a result of the above, a large number of flights had to be cancelled thereby disrupting the entire schedule, which caused tremendous inconvenience to the Company's esteemed passengers. Your act is not only subversive of public interest, but has also caused embarrassment, severe