Akasa Air has moved the Bombay High Court against more than 40 pilots for breach of contract, alleging that they quit the fledgling carrier without serving the regulation six-month notice period, according to sources in the know. Over the past few weeks, Akasa Air was forced to cancel a number of its flights due to such resignations. Most of these pilots are understood to have accepted offers from Air India Express, which, like Akasa Air, operates Boeing 737 family of aircraft.
Apart from seeking that these pilots be barred from joining rival airlines, the 13-month-old airline has also sought crores of rupees in compensation from each pilot for loss of operational profits and damage to its reputation due to their sudden exit, sources said. Akasa Air is also understood to have sought the intervention of sector regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the Ministry of Civil Aviation in the matter.
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