Extent of March pay cut not known, lowest pay grades will suffer least; domestic airlines have sought urgent funding from govt to pay 50% staff salaries for next three months
The move is part of the nationwide lockdown that the government has imposed to stem the spread of coronavirus. India had banned international flights for a week on March 20.
The CEO said he knew how hard it was for families to take a cut in "take-home pay"
Asking the pilots to not believe any hearsay, Mitra added that the airline will keep them updated
The issues include not getting refunds on airline and hotel bookings, getting charged a service fee even if airlines have waived cancellation charges and so on
InterGlobe Aviation, the parent of the country's largest airline IndiGo, saw its shares slump 14.08 per cent to hit 52-week low of Rs 875
Flight occupancy dropped on domestic routes as individuals and companies canceled events and postponed travel
The plea has alleged that despite being aware of "significant technical issues with Airbus A320neo," neither MCA nor the DGCA have taken any concrete steps to ground these aircraft
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The airline is facing a hurdle and has quietly closed reservation for this flight
Kamra has sought action against airlines for taking action in alleged violation of CAR
The Tata group, the Hinduja group, Indigo and a New York-based fund, Interups, are also expected to submit their EoIs. The deadline of submitting the EoI is March 17
In a two-way codeshare agreement, each airline on its distribution system can sell seats on other's flights
CCI in 2015 ordered a probe into allegations of anti-competitive practices after similar fares were being offered on certain routes by IndiGo, SpiceJet , GoAir, state-run Air India and Jet
WheelTug systems will enable far more "manoeuvrability and independence" for aircraft in the ramp area, the airline stated
Analysts remain cautious on, both, SpiceJet and IndiGo due to weak fundamentals and advise investors to avoid the stock. The coronavirus outbreak, they say, adds to the concerns.
Airlines flew 12.7 million passengers last month compared to 12.5 million passengers on YoY basis.
The airline will now operate a total of five daily direct flights connecting Dammam with Mumbai, Hyderabad, Kozhikode, Trivandrum and Delhi
The airline is offering one million seats on discounted fares from February 11 to February 14. The sale is valid for travel from March 1 to September 30, a company statement said.
During investigation, it was found that the pilot-in-command 'insisted' on an apology letter from the passengers