Pilots of national carrier Air India Ltd have asked the airline’s management to provide befitting compensations to families of colleagues that have lost their lives to the coronavirus while being in the line of duty.
In a letter to Air India’s chairman and managing director Rajiv Bansal, the Indian Pilots’ Guild (IPG), consisting of over 500 pilots flying widebody planes for the airline, said that three pilots with the airline lost their lives between 9 and 14 April.
“Staff notice HPD01/COVID/2020/423 dated 17/7/2020 informs of an Ad-hoc payment to the family / legal heir of employees, who die during the period of COVID-19.
