They had been with the company for years, some even for decades and saw the company in its heyday when it was the largest private airline in India. But late on Wednesday, they received the message that they had dreaded for months now. Jet Airways announced that it is grounding all its flights and temporarily suspending all operations.
This came as a shock to the thousands of Jet Airways employees who had been working with the company without payments for months, hoping against hope that it will overcome the crisis and will go back to the good old days.
In a letter to the employees, Jet Airways CEO Vinay Dube wrote that it was "not an easy decision to make, but without the interim funding, which we have been repeatedly requesting for, we are simply unable to conduct flight operations in a manner that delivers to the very reasonable expectations of our guests, employees, partners and service providers."
Around 16,500 employees including pilots, engineers and ground staff who have not been paid for months have been left in the dark, with the company making no promises on clearing their dues.
While some pilots and engineers have been absorbed by the likes of SpiceJet and IndiGo, they have been offered much less, in some cases up to 50 percent less salary packages. They are still willing to accept the offer as they have been unpaid for months and have families to take care of.
18/04/19 Bobins Abraham/India Times
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This came as a shock to the thousands of Jet Airways employees who had been working with the company without payments for months, hoping against hope that it will overcome the crisis and will go back to the good old days.
In a letter to the employees, Jet Airways CEO Vinay Dube wrote that it was "not an easy decision to make, but without the interim funding, which we have been repeatedly requesting for, we are simply unable to conduct flight operations in a manner that delivers to the very reasonable expectations of our guests, employees, partners and service providers."
Around 16,500 employees including pilots, engineers and ground staff who have not been paid for months have been left in the dark, with the company making no promises on clearing their dues.
While some pilots and engineers have been absorbed by the likes of SpiceJet and IndiGo, they have been offered much less, in some cases up to 50 percent less salary packages. They are still willing to accept the offer as they have been unpaid for months and have families to take care of.
18/04/19 Bobins Abraham/India Times
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