14 September,2009 07:58 AM IST | | Huma Z Syed
Jet Airways management gets upper hand over the pilots' union, National Aviators Guild which is left without any decisive powers Back to Work: A Jet Airways' employee reports on duty at Chhatrapati Shivaji Airport yesterday andu00a0a Jet flight readies to take off.
The Jet Airways management had the last laugh yesterday, as they managed to clip the wings of the pilots' union the National Aviators Guild (NAG).
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A Jet Airways official said, "NAG will exist, but will not be given any power to take decisions."
All decisions regarding pilots will be taken by Society for Welfare of Indian Pilots, an existing labour welfare organisation.
Another body
The management has also decided that a consultative body will be put in place which will have at least two directors from the Jet board, the CEO, and two representatives from Flight Operations on one side and five representative of the pilots on the other.
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All issues concerning the pilots will be discussed and resolved through this mechanism.
One hundred Jet Airways pilots reported to work yesterday and another 400 are expected to join back today, after the management and pilots' union managed to reach a consensus over the weekend.
At the press conference yesterday, NAG president Girish Kaushik said, "We are happy with the agreement."
Saroj K Dutta, executive director, Jet Airways was confident that the airline would not require a union body. "The management and pilots will work together," said Dutta.u00a0
With inputs from Bipin Kumar Singh
Excerpt
In a letter to the pilots, Naresh Goyal, Jet chairman, said, "The past few days have been most challenging our Jet Airways has ever faced in our 16 year history.
So grave has been our stumble that its impact was felt across the nation and indeed worldwide. On September 13, let us write a new chapter in our proud history and strive ceaselessly to achieve excellence in our work."
Promotional Fares
To make up for the inconvenience caused to passengers over the past five days, Jet Airways and Jet Airways Konnect will offer a promotional fare with up to 50 per cent discount on their total fare in economy class for domestic flights.
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Sale of these special fares will be between September 14 and 16. Travel needs to be completed by September 18.
10
Number of Jet's international flights cancelled yesterday
140
Number of Jet's domestic flights cancelled yesterday
