MUMBAI: Over 1,000 pilots of the struggling personal provider Jet Airways have determined to go ahead with their "no flying" call from April 1 following the airline failing to receive price range from the banks on Friday, its pilots guild has stated.
The airline stated in a statement that every effort was being made to revive normalcy of operations.
The National Aviators Guild (NAG), the body claiming representation of some 1,100 pilots at Jet Airways, had remaining week introduced its resolution to not fly from April 1 if their pending salaries were not cleared and clarity on the revival plan now not supplied via March 31.
Days after that, the airline's ownership went into the hands of SBI-led consortium of banks beneath a debt-recast plan.
"A part of the expected interim funding from SBI was supposed to be actioned on March 29. Unfortunately, the fund transfer has not taken place, and there is also no update on salary payment from the management. The collective decision of pilots taken at Mumbai and Delhi open house effective April 1 prevails," NAG president Karan Chopra stated in a past due night time verbal exchange to his individuals.
Jet Airways pilots at the side of engineers and senior control have now not been paid for roughly four months now.
"As announced earlier this week, the airline's lenders and its management team would like to reiterate that every effort is being made to inject adequate liquidity into the company, to quickly restore normalcy of operations, ensuring due compliance with all appropriate legal processes/ formalities at the same time," a Jet Aiways spokesperson stated in a statement.
"While acknowledging the support of each and every member of its family, Jet Airways especially recognises the contribution of its pilots, AMEs and members of its senior management, who have sacrificed personal interests and have gone beyond their call of duty in order to ensure safe and reliable operations for the airlines guests," it stated.
Earlier on Friday, a source stated that round 200 pilots had written for my part to Jet CEO Vinay Dube, threatening to go on "leave of absence", they usually were additionally planning to take criminal recourse over non-payment of salary.
A source within the pilots' neighborhood stated round 200 pilots have written to the CEO flagging issues about non-payment of salaries. The pilots are also individuals of the NAG, the source added.
The airline stated in a statement that every effort was being made to revive normalcy of operations.
The National Aviators Guild (NAG), the body claiming representation of some 1,100 pilots at Jet Airways, had remaining week introduced its resolution to not fly from April 1 if their pending salaries were not cleared and clarity on the revival plan now not supplied via March 31.
Days after that, the airline's ownership went into the hands of SBI-led consortium of banks beneath a debt-recast plan.
"A part of the expected interim funding from SBI was supposed to be actioned on March 29. Unfortunately, the fund transfer has not taken place, and there is also no update on salary payment from the management. The collective decision of pilots taken at Mumbai and Delhi open house effective April 1 prevails," NAG president Karan Chopra stated in a past due night time verbal exchange to his individuals.
Jet Airways pilots at the side of engineers and senior control have now not been paid for roughly four months now.
"As announced earlier this week, the airline's lenders and its management team would like to reiterate that every effort is being made to inject adequate liquidity into the company, to quickly restore normalcy of operations, ensuring due compliance with all appropriate legal processes/ formalities at the same time," a Jet Aiways spokesperson stated in a statement.
"While acknowledging the support of each and every member of its family, Jet Airways especially recognises the contribution of its pilots, AMEs and members of its senior management, who have sacrificed personal interests and have gone beyond their call of duty in order to ensure safe and reliable operations for the airlines guests," it stated.
Earlier on Friday, a source stated that round 200 pilots had written for my part to Jet CEO Vinay Dube, threatening to go on "leave of absence", they usually were additionally planning to take criminal recourse over non-payment of salary.
A source within the pilots' neighborhood stated round 200 pilots have written to the CEO flagging issues about non-payment of salaries. The pilots are also individuals of the NAG, the source added.
Over 1,000 Jet Airways pilots to go ahead with 'no flying' call from April 1
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