Crisis forces IndiGo to cut pay

IndiGo, the country’s largest airline, has announced pay cuts for its employees to pare costs as it struggles to deal with the downturn in the coronavirus-ravaged aviation sector.

Ronojoy Dutta, chief executive of the airline, will take the biggest pay cut of 25 per cent.

In a mail to employees, he said senior vice-presidents and those above would take a pay cut of 20 per cent. Vice-presidents and pilots will take a cut of 15 per cent while the salaries of cabin crew, assistant vice-presidents and B and D employees would be reduced by 10 per cent.

The salary cuts will come into effect from April 1.