Air India pay parity report likely by Jan 31: Ravi

In reply to another question,Ravi told the upper house that the airline has taken a string of measures to cut costs which includes cutting down passenger amenities.

Staff integration issues plaguing the national carrier Air India are likely to continue in 2012 with the government saying on Thursday that the much-awaited report on resolving key HR issues like pay parity is expected to be submitted by January 31,2012.

The Dharmadhikari committee formed in April this year was to recommend measures to bring parity in pay and other service conditions between pre-merged Air India and Indian Airlines by November.

Replying to a question in the Rajya Sabha on the delay in resolving HR issues,Civil Aviation Minister Vayalar Ravi said,Some part of the delay in harmonising is due to the critical financial condition being faced by the company as also contentious issues like level-mapping,compensation harmonisation,etc for all employees.

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In reply to another question,Ravi told the upper house that the airline has taken a string of measures to cut costs which includes cutting down passenger amenities.

In order to save cost,the menu was rationalised in all classes,and sweets and juices were discontinued from economy class and also similar discontinuance of other beverages from the higher classes, Ravi said.

The airline has slashed passenger amenities expenditure to nearly Rs 460 crore in 2010-11,from Rs 593 crore in 2007-08.

Ravi said the airline has taken several measures to enhance revenue including overhaul of the current baggage policy and efforts to tap government traffic,apart from undertaking route rationalisation to drop loss-making routes. The airline is expected to post Rs 6,800 crore loss for 2010-11,excluding Rs 391 crore expected to be posted by its budget international arm,Air India Express.

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