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Over 1,000 pilots of the struggling private carrier Jet Airways have decided to go ahead with their "no flying" call from 1 April following the airline failing to receive funds from the banks on Friday, 29 March, its pilots guild has said.
The airline said in a statement that every effort was being made to restore normalcy of operations.
Days after that, the airline's ownership went into the hands of SBI-led consortium of banks under a debt-recast plan.
Jet Airways pilots along with engineers and senior management have not been paid for about four months now.
"As announced earlier this week, the airline's lenders and its management team would like to reiterate that every effort is being made to inject adequate liquidity into the company, to quickly restore normalcy of operations, ensuring due compliance with all appropriate legal processes/formalities at the same time," a Jet Airways spokesperson said in a statement.
"While acknowledging the support of each and every member of its family, Jet Airways especially recognises the contribution of its pilots, AMEs and members of its senior management, who have sacrificed personal interests and have gone beyond their call of duty in order to ensure safe and reliable operations for the airlines guests," it said.
A source in the pilots' community said around 200 pilots have written to the CEO flagging concerns about non-payment of salaries. The pilots are also members of the NAG, the source added.
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