SpiceJet announces steep salary hike for pilots ahead of Diwali
SpiceJet announced a revised salary structure for its captains ahead of Diwali – increasing their monthly remuneration by around 55 per cent to Rs 7 lakh for a total of 80 hours of flying.
“Captains’ salaries revised to INR 7 lakh-a-month for 80 hours of flying. SpiceJet has been revising pilot salaries on a monthly basis; salary for October 2022 was hiked by 22 per cent,” a SpiceJet spokesperson said on Wednesday.
The revised pay will be applicable from November 1, 2022.
Following the latest hike, the salary of Captains at SpiceJet will be higher than their pre-Covid salary. Salaries of Trainers and Senior First Officers have also been increased “commensurately”.
