The strike that has so far cancelled nearly 200 flights and troubled at least 28,000 passengers might soon end. The Bombay High Court has issued a notice to the National Aviators Guild (NAG) following a contempt petition filed by the management of Jet Airways.

Meanwhile, the NAG has filed two petitions before the Madras High Court. One petition seeks the cancellation of the permission granted to Jet to engage the services of foreign pilots, on the grounds that it would result in the termination of Indian pilots, an unfair trade practice. The other petition prays for a direction to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, the Central Government and the Ministry of Aviation to monitor Jet's operations to ensure passenger safety. The Madras High Court has issued notice to the respondents and posted the matter for hearing on September 16.

On September 8, a Division Bench of the Bombay High Court had restrained the NAG from continuing the strike and expressly stated that the strike was illegal. Following failure of talks between the management and the striking pilots the management filed a contempt petition before the Bombay High Court on Wednesday. The contempt petition is due for hearing on September 14. However, Jet and the NAG continue their talks to reach an amicable solution.