IndiGo hikes pilot salaries by a further 8%, restores overtime allowance

IndiGo has restored salaries of pilots and cabin crew by a further 8 per cent and made changes to its human resource (HR) policies as it prepares for a busy festival season ahead. India’s largest airline plans to enhance capacity by at least 60 per cent, compared to the previous year.

The changes come after more than half the flights operated by IndiGo faced delays last week as a large number of cabin crew members reported sick just hours before departure. For July, the airline has budgeted for an average of 1,550 flights daily and utilise its aircraft for around 13 hours.

“…All crew members reporting sick have to mandatorily visit base for verification without fail,” Suman Chopra, senior vice-president, inflight services, wrote to the airline’s cabin crew this week.