SpiceJet delaying salary payments to sizable number of employees: Source

Mumbai, September 14 (PTI) budget carrier Spicejet, according to a source, has been postponing salary payments for a large number of employees for the last few months.

Spicejet employees with salaries LaWhile paying 55,000 August per month, the rest of the personnel has not yet been paid.

“Spicejet once again began to delay salary payments to staff. Employees LaIt receives 55,000 timely payments per month, mostly assistant managers and senior personnel receive payment with a 10-15-day delay. “He said.

Spicejet did not answer a query sent on this issue.

According to the FY25 -year report, SPicejet, based on Guru, had a total of 6,484 employees, including 4,894 permanent ones.

During the period of 2024-25, Spicejet made an interest-free progress to Ajay Singh, the president and general manager. LaAccording to the annual report, in accordance with the company’s nomination and wage committee and board approved policy, 32 Crore for a period of five years.

“According to the company’s policy, the company arranged progress from the salary of the following months (April and May 2025).

In addition, this progress is not prejudiced in the interest of the company. ”

Airline reported a clear loss La238-Crore in June this year.

According to Planespotter.com’s fleet monitoring website, Spicejet had 18 aircraft from a total of 53 aircraft fleet on September 13th.

This has announced three times the plans to expand the carrier’s fleet in the last year with at least 10 aircraft each time.

At the end of July last year, Spicejet had a total of 56 planes in the fleet and 18 and 38.

In September last year, during the upgrade La3,000 Crore through the QIP, the airline “newly raised capital, to operational grounded aircraft, to buy new aircraft, to invest in technology and expand to new markets,” he said.