New Delhi: Loss-making budget carrier SpiceJet, whose auditors have
raised red-flags over the company's 'going concern' status, is now
seeing an exodus of pilots. Over 60 pilots have quit and are serving the
mandatory six-month notice period, sources told HT.
A majority of those who have quit are likely to join a rival low-cost carrier, which unlike SpiceJet, has an-Airbus fleet, the sources added.
"Pilots are leaving in droves. There is too much uncertainty in the airline," said an airline executive, who did not wish to be identified.
SpiceJet has about 350 pilots, though the company did not confirm the figure.
"While the number is not accurate, attrition from Indian carriers is always there, nothing new, thanks to demand from foreign carriers. There is nothing unusual in the numbers," a SpiceJet spokesperson told HT.
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A majority of those who have quit are likely to join a rival low-cost carrier, which unlike SpiceJet, has an-Airbus fleet, the sources added.
"Pilots are leaving in droves. There is too much uncertainty in the airline," said an airline executive, who did not wish to be identified.
SpiceJet has about 350 pilots, though the company did not confirm the figure.
"While the number is not accurate, attrition from Indian carriers is always there, nothing new, thanks to demand from foreign carriers. There is nothing unusual in the numbers," a SpiceJet spokesperson told HT.
Read news in full 22/08/14 AviationPros
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