Air India’s pilot unions IPG and ICPA has urged Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, to “urgently” provide financial support to the national carrier amid private airlines’ cry for a bailout package in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak.
“The Air India management has not taken paying wages on time seriously for a long time, but as of today, we have a wage backlog of three months, having not been paid full wages since February.
“This is well before the coronavirus crisis began so reduced cash flow cannot be used as an excuse. Even our basic salary, which is a fraction of our wages, is not released on time.
