SpiceJet sends 80 pilots on 3-month Leave Without Pay

SpiceJet will send around 80 pilots on Leave Without Pay as the airline finds itself with excess pilots. Sources said that around 40 pilots from the Boeing 737 fleet and another 40 from the Q400 fleet- which the airline operates on regional routes have been asked to go on Leave Without Pay for three months.

The airline will call them back gradually as it deploys new aircraft into its fleet. SpiceJet plans to add seven new Boeing 737 Max starting from December.