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IndiGo hikes pilot salaries by a further 8%, restores overtime allowance

The airline has made changes to its HR policies to reinstate the work pattern of crew under which they will earn more, but there will be fewer leaves

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Due to curtailed operations in 2020 and 2021, pilots were shifted to a one-week off/one-week on per-month pattern. Over time, allowances not paid for the past two years have been reinstated to pre-Covid levels

Arindam Majumder New Delhi
IndiGo has restored salaries of pilots and cabin crew by a further 8 per cent and made changes to its human resource (HR) policies as it prepares for a busy festival season ahead. India’s largest airline plans to enhance capacity by at least 60 per cent, compared to the previous year.

The changes come after more than half the flights operated by IndiGo faced delays last week as a large number of cabin crew members reported sick just hours before departure. For July, the airline has budgeted for an average of 1,550 flights daily and utilise its aircraft for around 13