Half of IndiGo Flights Delayed on Air India Hiring Day – The country’s aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), which has sought a clarification from IndiGo after 55% of its domestic flights got delayed on July 2. The reason for delay was a significant number of cabin crew members took sick leave, with sources in the industry saying they ostensibly went for an Air India recruitment drive.
The phase-2 of Air India’s recruitment drive was conducted on Saturday and a majority of IndiGo’s cabin crew members who took sick leave went for it, the sources in the industry sources added. Only 45.2% of IndiGo’s domestic flights were on time on July 2, as per the ministry of civil aviation’s website. In contrast, the domestic on-time performance was 77.1% for Air India, 80.4% for SpiceJet, 86.3% for Vistara, 88% for Go First and 92.3% for AirAsia India.
At present, IndiGo, which is India’s largest airline, operates nearly 1,600 domestic and international flights on a daily basis.
In January 2022, Tata Group regained control of Air India from the central government. It had won the bid to acquire the airline in October 2021 by offering Rs 18,000 crore. With Air India reportedly planning to expand its fleet, the airline has commenced a recruitment drive for fresh cabin crew members.
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IndiGo CEO Ronjoy Dutta had on April 8 told employees through an email that raising salaries is a difficult and thorny issue but the airline will constantly review and adjust wages based on its profitability and the competitive environment.
