Indian Private Carrier IndiGo Cuts Staff Salaries Due to Coronavirus Outbreak

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New Delhi (Sputnik): As air traffic has nosedived due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it has delivered a blow to the already struggling Indian airlines: on Tuesday, Indian budget carrier GoAir put staff on unpaid leave, citing a reduction in capacity.

Impacted by Covid-19, India’s largest private sector budget carrier, IndiGo on Thursday announced that it will cut the salaries of its senior employees.

The airline has cancelled its services from Delhi to Istanbul, and from Chennai to Kuala Lumpur beginning 18 March.

The airline has also suspended all flight operations to Singapore, Bangkok, Guangzhou, Chengdu, and Hong Kong. Indigo has also cancelled Mumbai-Jeddah and Bangalore-Jeddah flights from March 29.

On Tuesday, Indian budget carrier, GoAir put staff on unpaid leave, citing a reduction in capacity, having also suspended all its international operations until 15 April.

In India, a total of 166 Covid-19 cases have been confirmed, while the highest number of cases is in the state of Maharashtra.

Sourse: sputniknews.com

Indian Private Carrier IndiGo Cuts Staff Salaries Due to Coronavirus Outbreak

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