Vistara CEO Leslie Thng on Tuesday announced that senior employees will have to go on compulsory leave without pay for up to four days a month in May and June as a measure to conserve the airline’s cash flow amid the coronavirus-induced lockdown.
Vistara had sent the same set of senior employees on compulsory leave without pay (LWP) for up to six days in April.
The compulsory LWP will affect around 1,200 employees in senior grades. The remaining 2,800 employees of the airline such as members of cabin crew and ground handling services will be unaffected.
The CEO, in an email to employees on Tuesday, also stated that for May and June, the monthly base flying allowance for pilots has been reduced to 20 hours per month.
