Have engaged substitutes for resigned pilots: Air India tells Delhi HC

National carrier Air India Ltd has told the Delhi High Court that it has terminated the services of over 40 pilots who resigned but later withdrew their letters, as substitutes for them were engaged.

The submission has been made in response to several pleas moved by pilots seeking directions to the airline to accept the withdrawal of their respective resignations.

The pilots in their pleas said they had initially tendered their resignations over delay in payment of salaries and allowances, but had later withdrawn the same.

Air India, in its reply, has said that it was already "reeling under a debt of approximately