Board of Alliance Air to talk about restoring pilot salary to pre-COVID levels
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New Delhi: After a portion of the airline's pilots went on strike on Friday, Alliance Air has told pilots that the board will discuss restoring salaries to the pre-COVID level later this month.
According to a source with knowledge of the situation, the airline informed the pilots that the salary difficulties will be investigated, which prompted the strike to be called off late on Friday.
Alliance Air, owned by the government, operates around 100 flights daily. It has a fleet of 21 aircraft, including 19 ATR aircraft and two Dronier planes, PTI reported.
In an internal communication on Friday, Alliance Air CEO Vineet Sood told pilots that the airline has partially restored their salaries in April.
The carrier is considering further restoration of salaries from September onward and the board will discuss the matter during its meeting scheduled for September 16, as per the communication.
One of the pilots' demands is the restoration of salaries to the pre-COVID level.
In the wake of the pandemic, the salaries were cut by 60 per cent and till now, the pay has not been fully restored, the source said. Alliance Air is yet to issue a statement on the pilots' strike on Friday on salary issues.