Kingfisher Airlines technicians boycott work at IGI
Kingfisher Airlines technicians boycott work at IGI
The technicians began boycotting work late on Wednesday night alleging they had not been paid salaries for the past four months.

New Delhi: A section of financially-battered Kingfisher Airlines staff on Thursday boycotted work to protest alleged non-payment of salaries since November last, but flights were not affected.

The employees, mainly technicians, began boycotting work late on Wednesday night alleging they had not been paid salaries for the past four months, as the airline's Aircraft Maintenance Engineers took over the entire operations which ensured maintenance of its flight schedules, airport sources said.

Confirming that some of the technicians had boycotted work, an airline official said, "The matter has been sorted out and they have returned to work from 12 noon today and no flights have been affected due to this."

The Vijay Mallya-owned airlines has a total debt of about Rs 7,057 crore and accumulated losses of about Rs 6,000 crore. The airline has not paid salary to its employees since November and company CEO had promised to the Director General of Civil Aviation that the due salaries of November and December would be paid by February end and all dues would be cleared by March end.

The technicians perform routine and scheduled maintenance on aircraft engines, air conditioning systems, brakes, cockpit instruments, valves and other components.

Apart from replacing worn-out or defective parts and rebuilding engines, they also maintain service records and perform aircraft inspections.

Kingfisher Airlines is reportedly in talks with two foreign carriers including International Airlines Group (IAG), the owner of British Airways and Iberia, for a potential rescue package.

State Bank of India (SBI), the lead lender to Kingfisher Airlines, said it would not consider any fresh loans for the debt-laden carrier until it raises new equity itself.

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