Vinod Kannan, the CEO of Vistara, stated on Saturday that the airline aims to stabilise operations by this weekend and that over 98% of pilots have signed new contracts. In a statement, Kannan said the situation has already improved with its on-time performance improving for the last three days. “We hope to stabilise our operations for the rest of April 2024 by this weekend,” he said.
Due to crew shortages earlier this week, the full service carrier experienced severe operational disruptions and numerous flights were cancelled.
Referring to the new contract for pilots, he said some pilots have some concerns and queries regarding the contract. The airline is engaging with them to clarify and resolve the concerns. Sources had earlier said that a section of pilots have raised concerns about the new contract that will result in pay revision. The airline currently has around 1000 pilots.
According to Kannan, the airline is addressing the current situation on a war footing and continuing to hire more pilots. The airline is also carefully scaling back operations slightly to provide the much-needed resilience, and a buffer in the rosters, he noted.
(with inputs from PTI)
