IndiGo staff go on strike at Varanasi airport

NEW DELHI: IndiGo flights out of Varanasi airport were impacted today, as the airline’s ground staff went on a protest for non-payment of wages. IndiGo says they have raised the issue with their ground handling agent.

“We are actively looking into a solution for the concerns raised by the staff of our ground handling agency, GV India Services at Varanasi Airport. IndiGo follows a regular payment cycle for its ground handling agents and our payments have remained compliant and up to date throughout the duration of our operations at Varanasi. We have asked GV India Services for an explanation with respect to the concerns raised by its staff and we will assist the ground handling agency in resolving these at the earliest,” IndiGo said in a response to ET’s query.

We assure our esteemed passengers that operations shall remain normal and our flights shall continue to operate as per schedule, the response added.


IndiGo’s staff were protesting against non-payment of wages. Ground handling at Varanasi airport is managed by a ground handler, which defaulted on payments to employees.