Indian carriers face tough time as employees’ anger over low salaries well up

Indian carriers which were looking forward to sunny days with the receding of Covid-19 pandemic have hit serious turbulence, as they are now faced with an issue they left unaddressed in the past two years: employees’ disaffection over low pay.

A significant section of aircraft maintenance technicians of IndiGo and Go First have gone on sick leave in the last one week to protest their low salaries.

However, despite the staff crunch, both carriers have managed to keep their flight operations unaffected, barring a few embarrassing incidents.

The truancy among the employees of these airlines is also being cited as occasioned by the hiring sprees launched by carriers such as Akasa Air, a revamped Jet Airways, and Tata-owned Air India.