Jet Airways’ pilots union to move NCLT over salary payments

The pilots union of Jet Airways (India) Ltd will file a plea against the grounded airline at the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) for non-payment of salaries and not providing a provision for gratuity payment to its staff, two senior members of the union said.

The union, the National Aviators Guild (NAG), counted about 1,100 of the airline’s 1,600 pilots as its members before the grounding of the carrier. “We (NAG) will file a plea at Mumbai’s NCLT early next week,” said one of the two people, requesting anonymity.

“The airline hasn’t paid us salaries since January. Also, they haven’t made any provisions for gratuity, which needs to be addressed by the court.”