New Delhi: As the country is grappling with the second wave of COVID-19, no-frills carrier SpiceJet has decided to restore its structure of paying its employees corresponding to their work hours.
"Recognising the sudden surge in the number of active COVID-19 cases across the country, decrease in passenger traffic and load factors, the government has also recently reduced the capacity cap from 80 percent to 50 percent of the capacity of the pre-COVID level. This sudden drop due to an unprecedented surge in COVID coupled with varied travel restrictions across India has adversely affected our revenue and cash flows," an e-mail from the airline HR to the employees read.
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In view of a devastating second wave of the pandemic, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has raised the lower limit on airfares by 13 - 16 percent, making domestic air travel costlier.
