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Vistara airline to reduce daily operations due to pilot shortage

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Vistara, owned by Tata Group, is expected to reduce its daily operations due to a shortage of pilots. Over 125 flights were canceled on 1 April after several pilots went on sick leave in protest of a pay revision ahead of the merger with Air India. The revision would result in a significant pay cut for pilots. Vistara CEO Vinod Kannan claimed the shortage was due to reaching flight duty time limits and said the roster would be revised from May onwards. Vistara is likely to scale back its network and has deployed larger aircraft on some routes to manage the crisis. Before the merger with Air India, Tata Group will have to address multiple challenges, including the concerns of Vistara pilots.