SpiceJet has announced a revised salary structure for its Captains, increasing their monthly remuneration by around 55% to ₹7 lakh for a total of 80 hours of flying. This hike will be applicable from November 1.
A spokesperson from the airline told news agency ANI on Wednesday that SpiceJet has been revising the salaries of pilots every month, adding the salary for October was hiked by 22%.
The salary hike in November comes after SpiceJet had decided to put around 80 pilots on leave without pay for three months to cut costs, a report by Livemint said.