Air India operations yet to be normalised after strike

New Delhi, May 7 (PTI) National carrier Air India operations were yet to be normalised on Saturday after the pilots called off their 10-day strike, as the airline had stopped taking any bookings for over a week.
Airline officials said they had not been taking bookings due to the strike and this had led to the cancellation of about 90 per cent of its flights. Moreover, 60 aircraft of the airlines were grounded.
"If we don't have bookings, it is not wise to fly an empty aircraft. We will now open bookings and start rostering the pilots and other crew members. The process will take at least two days to normalise", officials said.The contingency plan, which was put in place for the strike, is still in operation, they said.
Some flights will be programmed by the afternoon and gradually the situation will improve, airline sources said.