From Jan 1, IndiGo to hike pilot allowances – The Occasions of India


The comtempt petitions referred to relaxations allegedly granted in October 2025 to a number of carriers, together with Air India, InterGlobe Aviation that operates IndiGo and SpiceJet.

NEW DELHI: Jan 1 onwards, IndiGo will enhance pilots’ home layover, deadhead, transit and night time allowance, aside from introducing a brand new tail swap allowance.Tail swap means pilots jump over to a different airplane to function one other flight, which entails a collection of additional checks and preparation, versus working one other flight on the identical plane they’d flown in on. Captains and co-pilots will get Rs 1,500 and Rs 750 per tail swap, respectively.Whereas many IndiGo pilots referred to as this a “small correction”, they hoped it alerts the beginning of undoing a collection of fatigue-inducing measures that entail a punishing flight schedule underneath the previous FDTL. “For a senior captain incomes Rs 9.5 lakh, this may imply an additional Rs 15,000-20,000, which is lower than 1% hike. Nonetheless, a begin has been made,” mentioned a pilot.