State run Air India cancelled more than 40 flights on its domestic network on Tuesday after its ground staff called a strike to protest against what it called a media gag issued by the management to employees."A section of ground employees of Air India have walked out of their assigned duty stations today," Air India said in a statement late on Tuesday."While flights from the major metro cities have not been affected, there have been a few dislocations at some of the non-metro airports."Authorities have refused to comment on the reasons behind the walkout by employees.But Dinakar Shetty, head of the Air Corporation Employees Union, representing most of the employees said they were protesting against a media gag order after an Air India Express aircraft crashed in the southern city of Mangalore.The Air India Express aircraft, a budget carrier owned by Air India, crashed while landing at a "table-top" airport which overlooks a ravine, killing 158 people.(Reporting by Aniruddha Basu; Editing by Bappa Majumdar)News posted by www.newsinfoline.com
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