IndiGo Suspends Some Pilots on Disciplinary Grounds

On Monday, one of the major airlines in India, Indigo suspended some of its pilots on disciplinary grounds. The Indigo spokesperson in its statement said: "We confirm that a handful of IndiGo pilots have been suspended from duty for indulging in activities that are in contravention to the terms of their employment and in violation of the code of conduct of the company." As per the airline sources, the suspended pilots wanted to stir up a protest against the airline regarding COVID-related pay cuts. Recently, Indigo announced an 8% hike in pay for its pilots effective from this month. However, it was not enough as there was a reduction of 28% in their salary during the pandemic. The airline further informed that it will raise pilots' pay by another 6.5 percent by November 2022 if everything goes well. Recently, most of the domestic airlines have started to raise pilots' pay as passenger traffic reaches closer to pre-COVID levels as well as to stave-off poaching of their pilots.