Kingfisher cuts pilots8217; salaries by Rs 80,000

The salary package is mainly based on the flying hours of about 70-hours,he said,adding that 8220;the whole package has been revised downwards in the name of bringing parity with the erstwhile Deccan pilots.8221;

Kingfisher8217;s management,while slashing the salaries,has taken the defence that it was only implementing the Deccan-Kingfisher package structure in Kingfisher post-the merger,8217; the pilot said.

The pay-cut,effective for sometime now,is understood to have given rise to resentment and heartburn in Kingfisher8217;s pilot community.

A spokesperson of the Vijay Mallya-led airline confirmed the pay-cuts but said that it was the result of a move 8220;towards a productivity-linked compensation structure,which is the international norm.8221;