New Delhi: Domestic and international flights are likely to be disrupted on February 20 when 15 unions covering all sections of employees, including pilots, cabin crew and ground staff, would go on a 24-hour nationwide strike to demand revocation of tax on free and concessional air travel passes.

"All our representations to the government have fallen on deaf ears. We have no option left but to resort to agitation for withdrawal of this unjust tax," Vaskar J Deka, Regional Secretary of the Air India Employees Guild, told reporters in New Delhi.

The strike, which will begin at 06:00 hours on February 20 and continue till 06:00 hours on the next day, has been called by the National Action Committee of All Airline Employees, an umbrella body representing the 15 unions and federations including those of Air India and Indian Airlines.

PTI