Kingfisher Airlines' pilots air their grievances for not getting paid for two months

Mumbai: Some Kingfisher pilots who have not been paid for two months took the unusual step of airing their grievances over the aircraft announcement system on flights out of Delhi on Wednesday.
The announcement said "it is their sense of duty towards the guest that is making them fly despite not being paid salaries for the past two months", and was made after the aircraft was taxiing after landing.
Cash-strapped Kingfisher, promoted by liquor baron Vijay Mallya, has not paid some of its engineers and pilots for over two months. The announcements are part of a wider protest by pilots after a deadline set by them passed without any payments being made. Some pilots say they now plan to wear black armbands while reporting for work.
These announcements by the pilots do not breach any established protocols as they were made after the aircraft was parked, said pilots and aviation sector experts, though the airline can initiate disciplinary action.
08/12/11 Manisha Singhal/Economic Times

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