New Delhi, July 24 -- Air India reported a slight increase in sick leave taken by its pilots following the tragic crash of flight AI-171 on June 12.

The London-bound Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad, killing 260 people.

In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol said that on June 16, a total of 112 pilots across Air India's fleet reported sick. This included 51 commanders and 61 first officers.

The response came to an unstarred question raised by MP Jai Prakash regarding reports of mass sick leave among Air India flight crew after the incident.

Responding to concerns about the mental well-being of the flight crew, the Minister said that the Directorate Ge...