Air India has now accepted that 57 pilots seeking greener pastures had resigned from the services of the airline citing financial constraints. Air India issued the clarification on the issue of acceptance of resignation of pilots. In a media statement, Air India said, "The fact of the matter is that these pilots (57 in number), seeking greener pastures, had resigned from the services of Air India citing financial constraints. Air India now no longer requires the services of these pilots and has now accepted their resignations," the statement read. The pilots who flew these flights were not technically employees of Air India from the close of office on August 13.

Source: dna August 16, 2020 07:52 UTC