AI gives two-fold hike in salaries of officer cadre cabin crew

Mumbai: Air India has given a two-fold increase in the salaries of its executive (officer grade) cabin crew to Rs 2.25-lakh, with retrospective effect from June 1, 1997.
The move is likely to put an additional burden of Rs 170-crore annually at a time when the airlines were making losses due to economic slowdown.
“The NACIL (the holding company of Air India) management has signed a wage accord with its Cabin Crew Officers Association for the period of 1997-2007, assuring them of full benefits with back wages for the past 15-years,” a source said on Tuesday.
The average package of these officers after this accord would reach about Rs 2.25-lakh per month from around Rs one lakh which they draw presently, the source said, adding, around 900 officers will benefit.
The package includes enhanced flying allowances and wages as well as guaranteed executive class tickets on duty and on leave, the source said.
“The union has also managed to get a one-time special promotion to the senior manager and deputy general manager grades with retrospective effect from 1997,” he said.
02/06/09 Economic Times