Indigo airline in trouble: Aircraft maintenance technicians unhappy after pilot-cabin crew, large number of mass leave.
After pilots and cabin crew, IndiGo is now facing problems with its Aircraft Maintenance Technicians (AMTs) at some stations. According to media reports, a large number of technicians have taken mass leave at major centers like Hyderabad and Delhi to protest against the lack of good increments. However, no response has been received from IndiGo on this matter so far.
The media report quoted sources as saying, ‘Some technicians did not report for the night shift in Hyderabad on 8 July. The airline is closely monitoring the situation in Hyderabad and Delhi. Till now there is no report of delay in flight due to mass leave of technicians. The airline has taken adequate measures to deal with this problem.
Cabin crew also took mass leave
Earlier on July 2, IndiGo’s cabin crew had taken a large number of mass leaves. It was told that the cabin crew did this to appear in the walk-in interview of Air India. On that day 55% of Indigo flights were delayed.
Indigo in transition period
There is a major reshuffle going on in the airline right now. CEO Ronojoy Dutta and Chief Commercial Officer Willie Boulter, among others, have resigned. Peter Albers, chairman and CEO of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, will take over as the CEO of Indig. This transition period is proving difficult for India’s largest airline in terms of passenger carriage.
Salary cut from the time of Corona
During the Corona pandemic, IndiGo had cut the salary of its pilots by up to 28%. On April 1 this year, the airline had announced its decision to hike the salaries of pilots by 8% and again by 8%. Despite this, current salaries are still about 16% lower than pre-2020 levels.
Air India recruitment
After successfully winning the bid for the airline on October 8 last year, the Tata group took over control of Air India on January 27. Air India has launched a recruitment drive for new crew members as it plans to buy new aircraft and improve its services.
