To all those who quote current timings to get expat pilots online in India , remember that the Australian dispute got round that by bringing in foreign hulls with their crews - problem solved .
There is however , a huge difference with this dispute . The Australian government in 1989 was desperate to get any aircraft in the air to support their then-booming tourism sector . I suspect the Indian Gov could give 2 hoots about Jets survival - more business for their problem child AI etc ?
Interesting times indeed.
Mr Goyals statement that 'the pilots are behaving like terrorists ' , especially after last Novembers business in Mumbai , shows that the man has scant regard for anybody . He does not deserve to win anything .