MUMBAI, Apr 24: After nearly three years, budget
carrier IndiGo has decided to hike the salaries of its
pilots and cabin crew as well other categories of employees
effective this month.
The commanders at the largest carrier had last month
objected to the hiring of pilots from the now-grounded Jet
Airways with additional sops like joining bonus, alleging that
their wages remained constant for the past three years.
“I am pleased to announce a salary increment for both
our crew and non-crew employees effective April,” the
airline’s HR head Raj Raghvan said in a communication to the
employees Thursday without quantifying the hike.
The pilots and crew will receive an “upward revision”
in their pay through invidulaised salary letters, while all
the eligible non-crew employees will receive a “merit
increase,” based on their performance and market benchmarks,
he said.
The Gurugram-based airline, which nearly controls half
of the market, wiped of nearly three-fourths of its profit at
Rs 191 crore in the December quarter.
“Last fiscal year was challenging year for the
airline. Our profitablity in the first few quarters was
significantly impacted because of escalating oil prices and
and a weaker rupee.
“We, however, went through a high growth inducting new
aircraft and opening new international and domestic
destinations,” Raghvan said.
With a fleet of around 200 aircraft, the airline
operates around 1,400 daily flights to 53 domestic and 18
international destinations. (PTI)
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