The planned intake of 800 additional cabin crew by Air India is expected to be completed by October to help the airline tide over the massive shortage and improve its on-time performance.
“We have completed the recruitment process of hiring 800 cabin crew. Of these, a batch of 311 cabin crew have already joined the duty while another batch of 270 cabin crew, which is currently undergoing the mandatory training will be joining soon,” sources close to the development told PTI, adding that the process would be completed before the Winter Schedule.
The winter schedule of airlines in India commences from the last Saturday of October every year and goes on till March end.
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