| It is the biggest lay off India has ever witnessed. | | | | Airways that cost cutting would not affect jobs. |
| 1900 employees of Jet Airways being terminated out | | | | Come October 14, 2008, the crew of Jet Airways |
| of the blue, has come as a rude shock. It is not easy | | | | has been asked not to report to work from the |
| to get a job in the aviation sector which is already | | | | next day. |
| seeing a crunch situation. The Naresh Goel-Vijay | | | | It is a shame that no written intimation has been |
| Mallya alliance has cost the employees of Jet Airways | | | | given. Most of the employees came to know about |
| dearly. | | | | the sad news of termination through television. How |
| The employees of Jet are distraught and they | | | | bad is that! Jet airways employees have been asked |
| suspect foul play by Vijay Mallya's Kingfisher Airlines. | | | | to leave with one month's basic salary and the |
| Why is it that only employees of Jet Airways have | | | | training fees have been refunded. But this is hardly a |
| been laid off and not Kingfisher Airlines when both | | | | solace. Many employees being assured of Jet |
| the airlines are facing losses? Though it is been | | | | Airway's job security had taken home loans, car loans |
| stated on news that only the cabin crew who has | | | | and had given other financial commitments only to be |
| been on probation (less than a year) have been | | | | left in a lurch. The case pleaded by Jet employees to |
| asked to leave, employees protest that even the | | | | let them work as ground crew has also fallen into |
| experienced cabin crew have come under scanner. | | | | deaf eyes. The inside story Jet employees claim is |
| Just two months ago, the top management had | | | | the day is not far when Kingfisher Airlines will take |
| given a verbal assurance to the employees of Jet | | | | over Jet Airways. |