Vistara to continue with pay cut for staff till March; to hike flying allowance for pilots

Mumbai: Full-service carrier Vistara will continue with pay cuts of its staff till March but will do away with the three-day leave without pay for pilots effective from January 1.

For the pilots, the carrier will implement a 10 per cent salary cut while at the same time increase their monthly base flying allowance to 40 hours from 20 hours at present, a Vistara spokesperson said in a statement to PTI on Thursday.