Jet Airways flights from Chennai to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) will resume operations from tonight after the airline's pilots called of a mass protest.

After a five-day stand-off, about 400 Jet Air pilots who went on sick leave, are to return to work today.

The decision to end the strike was announced after Jet Air's management and the leaders of the National Aviators Guild reached a late night agreement to resolve the impasse, which had crippled the airline's flight operations.

"An amicable agreement has been arrived at enabling the re-commencement of all domestic and international operations immediately.

"Effective Sunday (Sept 13), the airline will operate their full schedule of services on all sectors with all crew reporting for their normal rostered duties," the airline's chairman Naresh Goyal said in a press statement.

The pilots started the protest after the management sacked two of their colleagues for forming a trade union while the services of two other pilots were also terminated.

The airline has agreed to reinstate the four pilots.

Hundreds of unhappy pilots of the airline went on sick leave on Monday causing major chaos in domestic and international routes, and led to the cancellation of almost 800 flights.

The largest private domestic airline in India, Jet Air conducts over 330 flights daily, connecting 63 destinations, of which 19 are international.

- Bernama