SpiceJet employees protest over non-payment of full salaries; issue resolved, says airline

About 150 ground employees of SpiceJet Friday protested outside Delhi Airport over non-payment of full salaries for August. The protests were called off after assurance from the airline management that their issue will be addressed.

Amid mounting losses, SpiceJet is facing an uphill challenge to manage payment to various vendors and also to its employees.

SpiceJet spokesperson said that the issue has been resolved. "The issue with a section of SpiceJet employees at the Delhi airport has been resolved and the employees have returned back to work. SpiceJet’s flight operations remain normal,” he said in a statement.


Sources at Delhi airport said that the impact on flights was not much as the protests were for a short duration and a section of employees were also working.

Some employees say that protests may resurface if the issue is not resolved.

SpiceJet requires funds to finance its operations as losses accrued due to travel have been impacted during the COVID pandemic.

SpiceJet’s plan to raise money by monetising its cargo subsidiary may face headwinds, as demand for cargo on foreign routes from India may not stay the same once regular international flights resume.

“The demand for cargo in the international sector now is primarily because there are no international flights. That demand will move to the belly of the commercial aircraft of foreign carriers or even Indian carriers when regular international operations begin,” said a source, who did not want to be identified.