Jet Airways pilots on Tuesday threatened to stop flying from April 1, unless salaries were paid or a resolution plan was agreed upon by the airline management, Etihad and the banks by the month-end. The decision was taken at the annual general body meeting of their union, National Aviators Guild (NAG), in Mumbai on Tuesday. A town hall to discuss the issue will be held in Delhi on Wednesday.
“It was a collective call taken by the member pilots. It was not a NAG executive decision. It has been three months since salaries have been affected. Only 37.5 % of the December salary has been credited. The salaries for January and February are still awaited, with no timelines mentioned. Not everybody has the financial strength to continue in this manner,” a senior pilot, who attended the AGM, told The Hindu.
