In crisis, may shut down: Akasa Air SOS to Delhi HC after pilots' exit

Forced to cancel 24 flights a day, says airline

Akasa Air is in a “state of crisis” and it “may shut down” due to the abrupt resignations of 43 pilots to join rival airlines, the newly established carrier told the Delhi High Court on Tuesday.

The sudden exits of these pilots, who did not serve their mandatory notice period of six months (for first officers) or one year (for captains), have forced the carrier to cancel 24 flights per day in September (to date), its counsel told Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora.

These pilots have joined rival airlines, primarily Tata Group-run Air India Express.

Sources in the know said