The Air India group is harmonizing its policies within the framework of a merger that will involve the merger of four airlines into two. While view will merge with Air India to operate in the full service segment, AirAsia India has merged with Air India Express, which will operate in the single segment.
While Air India cabin crew members were entitled to single occupancy in hotel rooms during stopovers, Vistara, like other airlines, had a double-sharing policy. Therefore, there was a need to harmonize the policy, an Air India spokesperson said.
“As part of that exercise, we have communicated the applicable changes to Air India employees. The revised compensation and benefits remain competitive and benchmark against industry standards,” the spokesperson said.
The airline had previously announced a common agreement compensation package for pilots and cabin crew as part of the merger.
Several cabin crew members ET spoke to said they were unhappy with the move as it could disrupt their rest period between two flights. “People can have different flight schedules and sleep patterns. This can harm our performance,” said a cabin crew member. Air India executives said they will endeavor to pair two crew members from the same flight in a single room so that there is no inconvenience due to time difference.International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) gives high priority to the selection of hotels for the cabin crew stopover. “Airlines should make arrangements with the hotel to restrict access to the section of the hotel where crew members attempt to sleep, such as no children, and instruct their staff to respect necessary quiet periods, e.g. for example, without maintenance work,” indicates an ICAO states manual.
Earlier, Air India Express cabin crew had raised concerns over the decision to share rooms during stopovers, which later resulted in a strike that led to the cancellation of over 100 flights last year.
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