Akasa Air will hike salaries by up to 20 per cent for pilots, increase their monthly minimum protected flying hours to 50 as well as the number of days of annual leave entitlements as the four-year-old airline starts operating more aircraft and routes, according to sources.
The revised structure is aimed at ensuring better work-life balance for the pilots, the sources said and added that they will also be eligible for loyalty rewards as well as the previously announced Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) over and above the revised compensation. The pilots were informed about the revisions by Captain Sanket Limaye, Director of Flight Operations, during an internal meeting on Wednesday.
The sources on Wednesday said that fixed salaries and hourly payouts for pilots will be increased and the salary hikes will be up to 20 per cent. Besides, the minimum protected hours of flying in a month will be raised to 50 for the standard work pattern and more choices in work patterns will be provided to the pilots, the sources said. The sources said pilots will be offered the options of ’25/9′ and ‘6-2-6-3′ work patterns. The pattern of ’25/9’ refers to 25 working days and 9 days of guaranteed off in a month. The pattern of ‘6-2-6-3-6’ implies 6 days of work and 2 days off, and again 6 days of work and 3 days off, the sources said.
