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17 pilots of Air India, IndiGo, Vistara died of Covid in May: Report
NEW DELHI : A total of 17 pilots of Air India, IndiGo and Vistara died due to COVID-19 in May when the country saw the peak of the coronavirus pandemic's second wave, sources said on Thursday.IndiGo lost 10 pilots and Vistara two, aviation industry sources stated. Air India officials said five senior pilots - captains Harsh Tiwary, G P S Gill, Prasad Karmakar, Sandeep Rana and Amitesh Prasad - of the national carrier died of Covid.Air India and Vistara did not respond to the queries sent by PTI on this matter.While IndiGo did not comment about the pilots' deaths, the carrier said it has given first dose to around 20,000 of its total 35,000 employees and its ground handling subsidiary Agile. "We are committed to covering our entire workforce