
ICPA, which was derecognised soon after the agitation started, will be recognised again, they said. "Government has given us assurances that they will look into all our demands including our complaints of irregularities against the airline management," Bhinder said. One of the major sticking points was the demand of the pilots for compensation of 75 'fixed flying hours allowance', which their erstwhile Air India colleagues get. The striking pilots have been demanding that all sackings, suspensions and transfers effected during the strike period be revoked, ICPA's recognition be restored, the contempt of court petition filed by Air India management be withdrawn, a CBI probe into the alleged corruption and mismanagement be ordered and all other issues be tackled in a time-bound manner. Asked about their demand for removal of AI CMD Arvind Jadhav, Bhinder said, "Our answer to this is that Government has agreed to look into all the irregularities". Civil Aviation Minister Vayalar Ravi expressed happiness over the pilots ending their stir. "Their is no ill feeling and there will be no feeling of vengeance," he said. Asked about the fate of the contempt notices in the Delhi High Court, he noted that the court has fixed the next date of hearing for 25th May.
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