IndiGo lays off 10% of their total employees, says impossible to keep flying without making ‘sacrifices’

IndiGo Ronojoy Dutta CEO said that after carefully assessing and reviewing all possible scenarios, it is clear that they will need to bid a painful adieu to 10% of their workforce.

IndiGo has decided to lay off 10 per cent of its workforce due to the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic, its CEO Ronojoy Dutta said on Monday.

As on March 31, 2019, IndiGo had 23,531 employees on its payroll. (Pradeep Gaur/Mint File Photo)

“From where things stand currently, it is impossible for our company to fly through this economic storm without making some sacrifices, in order to sustain our business operations,” Dutta said in a statement.

“Therefore, after carefully assessing and reviewing all possible scenarios, it is clear that we will need to bid a painful adieu to 10 per cent of our workforce. It is for the first time in the history of IndiGo that we have undertaken such a painful measure,” he added. As on March 31, 2019, the airline had 23,531 employees on its payroll.

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