According to airport sources here, AI flights Kochi–Bangalore (AI 609) from Kochi at 6.40 AM and Kochi–Mumbai (AI 682) scheduled to leave Kochi at 8.15 AM have been cancelled due to the strike.
The Thiruvananthapuram-Chennai flight at 9.40 AM and Thiruvananthapuram-Male flight at 1130 AM have also been cancelled.
In Kozhikode, the Kozhikode-Dubai flight, which was to take off at 10 AM, was cancelled, the sources said.
On the Gulf sector, efforts are on to take the passengers by the Air India express which is operating on schedule.
About 800 pilots belonging to the erstwhile Indian Airlines went on a strike yesterday demanding pay parity with Air India pilots and better working conditions.
Published 28 April 2011, 06:04 IST