Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel today appealed to cash-strapped Air India employees not go ahead with their agitation as the national air carrier was going through a "critical juncture".

"You should not go on a strike at this critical juncture. It is a question of your revival. Strike will send wrong signals to passengers," Patel told reporters here.

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The salary payment to Air India employees was delayed in June and the airlines top management has been asked to forego July salary.

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