New Delhi: SpiceJet may see some 'temporary' layoffs as the low-cost carrier (LCC) begins its difficult flight to recovery under new owner and co-founder Ajay Singh. To minimize the pain, Singh is learnt to have decided that the retrenched staff will be preferred for being hired again with the airline as it increases its fleet size.
The LCC currently has 17 Boeing 737s and this number will go up to 26 by April 1 — by when it is supposed to receive Rs 1,500 crore in three equal monthly tranches. Along with 15 Bombardier Q400, the LCC would have a fleet of 41 planes on April 1 and the new team will now decide on the required size of the airline staff. It currently employs about 5,000 people. The fleet will grow — as would staff strength — and 'eventually' return to its original size of 35 Boeing 737s.
17/01/15 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India
The LCC currently has 17 Boeing 737s and this number will go up to 26 by April 1 — by when it is supposed to receive Rs 1,500 crore in three equal monthly tranches. Along with 15 Bombardier Q400, the LCC would have a fleet of 41 planes on April 1 and the new team will now decide on the required size of the airline staff. It currently employs about 5,000 people. The fleet will grow — as would staff strength — and 'eventually' return to its original size of 35 Boeing 737s.
17/01/15 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India
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