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Covid-19 impact: SpiceJet says pilots will not be paid for April and May

Only those flying cargo aircraft will be paid according to the hours they fly

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SpiceJet has cut salary of cabin crew by 30% and has also made it harder to get promoted.

2 min read Last Updated : Apr 29 2020 | 11:43 AM IST

Low cost airline SpiceJet has told its pilots that most of them will not get paid for the months of April and May. The airline instead will roster its pilots in a way that most get chances to operate the company's cargo aircraft in order to get minimal pay. Pilots who are operating cargo aircraft are getting paid according to the hours they fly.

SpiceJet has five freighter aircraft which are ferrying cargo like medical and food supplies within India and abroad. Additionally, it has also deployed passenger aircraft Boeing 737 and Q400 for carrying cargo. “We will not be getting

Topics : Coronavirus Lockdown SpiceJet Civil Aviation

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