Dozens of pilots, many from crisis-hit Go First, flocked to a Tata group hotel near Delhi on Thursday for walk-in interviews with the conglomerate’s Air India airline.
Go First’s announcement on Tuesday that it had filed for bankruptcy as demand for post-pandemic air travel in the world’s most populous country boomed came as a shock to many employees.
“It is very disheartening, the airline was functioning as if everything was normal,” said a pilot who joined Go First two years ago and was waiting in a long line at Tata’s Taj Hotel. “We have to jump ship in order to keep our flying licences current.”
