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Flights from UAE not affected.


Dubai: International flights to and from India were not effected on Wednesday despite a trade union strike in India, said some of the major airlines operating from UAE to various Indian cities.

"We have not been affected so far," said Anand Kumar Pandy pan·dy  
tr.v. pan·died, pan·dy·ing, pan·dies
Chiefly British To strike on the open palm of the hand with a cane or strap for punishment at school.
, the country manager of Indian airline. The airline operates mainly to Calicut, Cochin, Goa, and Ahmedabad. "Things are running smoothly and we hope it continues to do so," he added.

Eight major Trade Unions including the All India Trade Union Congress The All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) is the oldest trade union federations in India and one of the five largest.

It was found in 1919 and, until 1945 when unions became organised on party lines, it was the central trade union organisation in India.
 and Centre for Indian Trade Unions In India the Trade Union movement is generally divided on political lines. Below is a list of some of the organizations present. List of Central Trade Union Organizations (incomplete list)
  • Akhil Bharatiya Kamgar Sena (Akhil Bharatiya Sena)
 have called a countrywide strike against rising inflation and government policies.

"The strike has been talked about, but so far there has been no impact on our flight schedules in and out of India," said Thomas Clarke, public relations official of Etihad Airways. Some of the major Indian cities that it flies to are Thiruvanathapuram, Kochi, Kozikode, Mumbai, Chennai and Delhi. Air Arabia, which operates to over a dozen cities in India This is a list of cities in India - * indicates capital cities of states of India. A
  • Abohar
  • Abu Road
  • Adilabad
  • Ariyalur
  • Agartala*
  • Agra
  • Ahmedabad
  • Ahmednagar
  • Aizwal*
  • Ajmer
  • Ajjampura
  • Akola
  • Aligarh
  • Allahabad
  • alala
, also did not register any delay or cancellation of flights.

A[umlaut] Al Nisr Publishing Al Nisr Publishing is a company based in Dubai, UAE. The company is a part of Al Tayer Group. It was established in 1985 by Obaid Humaid Al Tayer, Abdullah Al Rostamani and Juma Al Majid. It employs 1,050 people and has branches in Manilla, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah.  LLC 2007. All rights reserved.

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Publication:Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)
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Date:Aug 21, 2008
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