Mumbai: The Indian Pilots Guild (IPG) president captain Kenneth Khan has been issued with a suspension notice by the Air India (AI) management for refusing to operate a flight from London.

"Captain Khan was issued with a suspension notice on April 29 night for refusing to operate the Boeing 747 flight out of London last week after he was denied a certificate that none of the accompanying crew had not travelled to SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) affected region for the last 10 days," AI sources said.

A total of 45 pilots have been suspended so far since April 26 for refusing to operate and abandoning of flights at various destinations. Of the 45, 12 have been chargesheeted.

PTI