A significant section of Go First aircraft maintenance technicians (AMTs) went on sick leaves during the past three days to protest against their low salaries, sources said on Tuesday.
This comes close on the heels of a sizeable number of IndiGo AMTs going on sick leaves in Delhi and Hyderabad on similar issue, triggering disciplinary proceedings against them by the airline.
IndiGo has asked the technicians concerned to report to the airline's doctor, along with necessary medical documents to verify if they were actually sick.
Sources said some of Go First's technicians who went on sick leaves during the last three days have written e-mails to the airline's management asking it to increase their salaries.
Go First did not respond to PTI's request for a statement on this matter. Indian carriers, which were badly hit during the COVID-19 pandemic, had cut salaries of their employees to conserve cash.
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