All is not well with Air India (AI), and things are only getting worse by the day. The already ailing national carrier yesterday sacked 14 pilots and derecognised their union, the Indian Pilots Guild (IPG) after about 100 flyers called in sick yesterday causing four international flights to be cancelled on Monday and one on Tuesday.

Stranded: Passengers booked to travel on AI flights were waiting endlessly at the airport yesterday. Pic/Vijay Bate