Mumbai, Jan. 29:
Jet Airways, the country’s premium airline, seems to have run into rough
weather, even as the airline is trying to pump in fresh funds by selling some
stake to Etihad Airways. Technicians of Jet Airways have been protesting
against an alleged intimation by the airline company to freeze salaries at the
current level. The airline’s pilots have decided to meet on the same issue in
the next few days.
While the technicians, stationed across the country, have been on a
“symbolic” protest by wearing black badges for the last six days, pilots of Jet
Airways have called for a meeting in Delhi on February 1, according to an
official. “Apart from the proposed freeze in salary hikes, we will be
discussing issues related to non-payment of arrears and increments,” said a
source, adding that this would be followed up by another meeting in Mumbai a
few days later.
Meanwhile, Jet Airways has denied the allegations. When contacted, the
airline said, “Jet Airways has always adopted a conciliatory open door policy
with all its staff including its technicians. In addition, a management team is
in constant dialogue and discussions with the technicians, in explaining to
them the commercial and other challenges, given the present economic state of
the global aviation industry at large and the airline in particular. This is
expected to address the issues under discussion, but would also help resolve
all future issues through this mechanism.”
The airline added that it has made salary disbursals as per a
pre-determined schedule of dates, which are internally communicated to the
staff.
Pilots will meet in Delhi, Mumbai in the coming days to discuss the
proposed freeze, non-payment of arrears and increments.
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