IndiGo announces additional days of leave-without-pay for pilots to trim cost
NEW DELHI: To trim cost while revenues remain under pressure, India’s largest domestic carrier IndiGo on Tuesday announced 5.5 additional days of Leave Without Pay for its pilots, effective July.
IndiGo had initiated 20-25% pay cuts for senior staff, including pilots, from May, in addition to a graded leave-without-pay programme for all its employees until July to save on costs following the coronavirus crisis which has hit the travel industry hard.
“The LWPs announced for July are meant only for pilots,” an airline official said, requesting anonymity. Pilots, depending upon their grades, will now have to take up to 10 days of LWP a month from July, the official added.
