Low-cost carrier Akasa Air has moved to court against 43 pilots for not completing a notice period of six months after quitting the organisation.
The airline said the pilots should not join any new organisation until the time they complete the mandatory notice period as per their agreement, in a plea in the Bombay High Court.
In August, the relatively new entrant in India's aerospace industry, Akasa Air, fell its domestic market share to 4.2%, down from 5.2% in July. The decrease in market share was attributed to flight cancellations caused by the departure of some of its pilots who had chosen to join rival airlines over the past few months.
According to data from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Akasa Air fell to the sixth position in the rankings, trailing SpiceJet, which has been grappling with financial difficulties.
In June, Akasa Air had surged ahead of SpiceJet, maintaining its lead in July. In the month of August, Akasa Air transported 527,000 passengers, a decrease from the 624,000 passengers it carried in July. In August, SpiceJet carried 541,000 passengers, surpassing the number of passengers on Akasa Air for the first time, as the latter had to grapple with pilot shortages. SpiceJet had a capacity of 504,000 passengers in July.