Spicejet Plans to Let Go of 15% of Its Staff, Citing a “Turnaround” Strategy.
SpiceJet, a private airline, plans to lay off 1,400 employees, or 15% of the total workforce. The statement said this was part of the company’s “transformational, cost-cutting strategy.”
SpiceJet, the low-cost airline, announced on Monday that it has begun implementing various steps to cut staff with the aim of saving 1 billion rupees ($12 million) annually.
At the moment, the airline employs 9,000 people and runs roughly 30 aircraft. Eight of these, along with the crew and pilots, are on wet lease from foreign carriers.