Air India CEO apprises employees on how sector reacted to external events; mentions plan to increase flights amid Go Air issue
Air India Chief Executive Officer Campbell Wilson on Friday apprised the airline’s employees about how the aviation industry reacted promptly to assist in response to external events.
He also talked about how to quickly increase domestic flights to fill the gap left by another airline’s curtailment of flights, without naming the Go Air issue. In his weekly address, the CEO said, “The week also saw Air India and other group carriers spring into action to assist in response to external events. Firstly, stepping up flights to Imphal to cater to those seeking to temporarily relocate given local unrest.”
He said, “Then, to plan how we might quickly increase domestic flights to fill the gap left by another airline’s curtailment of flights to minimise capacity, frequency and airfare disruptions to the public.”
He also said, “There were also other rapid actions taken by our sales team to help a student group stranded in Port Blair, while our recruitment and operations folk quickly catered to an influx of people seeking to join Air India.” (ANI)
