IndiGo to reinstate pilots’ salaries by November

India’s leading carrier IndiGo has said that it will fully reinstate pilots’ salaries by November.

Aviation sector was badly impacted during the coronavirus pandemic and all domestic carriers had cut staff salaries following the Covid-19-induced lockdowns.

As per sources, the airline is likely to reinstate pay by 8 per cent in August from 6.5 per cent proposed in November earlier.

“Despite the fuel and foreign exchange costs remaining prohibitive, we are hopeful that we will continue to inch our way back to profitability and higher growth. Our aim has been to constantly revisit our salary and remuneration and reinstate them to pre-Covid levels,” said the statement attributed to the airline’s senior vice president of flight operations, Captain Ashim Mittra.