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Kingfisher Airlines warns staff of delay in salary

Kingfisher Airlines
New Delhi, Jul 29: Kingfisher Airlines has sent a mail to its 6000 employees warning them that there will be delay in the salaries, a media report said on Wednesday, Jul 29.

In an email sent, Hitesh Patel, executive vice-president, Kingfisher Airlines, wrote, "Along with all other airlines, we are in a tight situation regarding finances. You can expect to be in embarrassing situations with our vendors; your salaries may be delayed but never beyond the 7th."Kingfisher Airline"s chief Vijay Mallya had claimed that the government is 'over taxing hugely' the airlines and added, "if taxes, especially the sales tax on jet fuel, are rationalised the financial health of the industry would improve significantly."

"The government is over taxing hugely the aviation industry in terms of fuel ... this is one of the serious disadvantages...," he added.

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rohan1978 10 Oct 2011 06:39 pm
As per the Mail of Mr. Hitesh Patel , the salary of kingfisher employee's will never delay beyond seventh of month but its been three months consecutively since july 2011 , Kingfisher Airlines Staff and Pilots are Not paid of time . The salaries are paid regularly after seventh . The worst conditions are of pilots as they have huge Loans to pay and consecutively getting their EMI bounced , and when contacted to management they say that pilots cannot leave jobs because of DGCA regulations .
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