Jet pilots warn of 'non-cooperation', airline assures full salary payment by Sep 26

With pilots warning of "non-cooperation" over delay in pay, crisis-hit Jet Airways has assured them that 50 per cent of their August salary will be paid by September 11, sources said.

The full service airline expects to complete payment of the whole salary amount by September 26 to pilots, they added.

The Naresh Goyal-promoted full service carrier, in which Gulf airline Etihad holds 24 per cent stake, is grappling with acute financial crunch after two back-to-back quarterly losses.

As much as 50 per cent of salary for the month of August would be paid by September 11 and the remaining amount by September 26, sources privy to the development told PTI.

The salaries will continued to be paid in two installments for the next months, the sources said.

"Withholding salaries, that too without prior notice, is a serious matter and the management will bear sole responsibility for any repercussions," Jet Airways' pilots said in a communication to the management earlier this week.

"We would like to advice that failure to address the above points and not paying the salaries on time would lead to non-cooperation by pilots," they warned.

The salaries for the month of August have been delayed.

In a statement, a Jet Airways' spokesperson said the management is in dialogue with the pilots and other members of its team to resolve some issues, including disbursement of salaries.

Significantly, Jet Airways had delayed payment of July salaries to its staff.

"Our issues such as the disbursement of salaries, are being amicably addressed and we continue to resolve ongoing concerns through constant dialogue with the airline's management team," the National Aviator's Guild (NAG) said in a statement.

The NAG, a grouping of around 1,000 pilots of Jet Airways, also said the