{ GOVT TELLS PARLIAMENT } 112 AI pilots took sick leave 4 days after crash

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- HT Correspondent

Atleast 112 Air India pilots reported sick four days after the airline’s Ahmedabad-Gatwick flight crashed 33 seconds after taking off, killing all but one of the 242 people on board and another 19 people on the ground, the government told Parliament on Thursday.

On average, Air India —which has an estimated 1,700 pilots — sees close to 50 of them report in sick on a daily basis, a person aware of the matter said, asking not to be named. The government said the airline reported a “minor increase” in sick leaves after the June 12 crash.

“Air India reported a minor increase in sick leaves reported by pilots across all fleets in the aftermath of the AFI7Laccident.