Budget carrier SpiceJet has said it will start a company-sponsored vaccination drive for all its employees from May 17.
The drive will commence from Delhi and Gurugram, which is SpiceJet’s headquarters, and will cover the airline’s employees across all the stations on its network, a release said on Wednesday. SpiceJet said it has around 15,000 employees.
Other carriers like Air India, Vistara, IndiGo and GoAir and AirAsia India have already rolled vaccination drives for their employees.
The first ones to get vaccinated will be the frontline employees of the airline including airport staff and in-flight crew, SpiceJet said. The vaccination program will be undertaken as per government rules and guidelines and basis the availability of the vaccine, SpiceJet said.
