After Air India, IndiGo Employees Who Are Working Selflessly Are Mistreated, Shunned By Society
A day after national carrier Air India said that its crew members who flew to Italy to bring back stranded Indians during the coronavirus crisis were being ostracised by their communities, IndiGo also said that some of its employees are facing the same mistreatment due to the line of their duty.
The airlines sought support of the public in these trying times.
An IndiGo staffer shared a video on Twitter, urging people to have some humanity.
"Have some humanity people .. Listen to Amrita..crew with @IndiGo6E ,she is broken from being discriminated,for wht?? For doing her duty ?When she is gone for her job, her mother is even refused groceries in her society. This is highly unacceptable #COVIDIOTS #Covid19India," she wrote.
Have some humanity people .. Listen to Amrita..crew with @IndiGo6E ,she is broken from being discriminated,for wht?? For doing her duty ?When she is gone for her job, her mother is even refused groceries in her society.
¡ª Priyanka kandpal ???????? ???????? ?????? (@pri_kandpal) March 24, 2020
This is highly unacceptable #COVIDIOTS #Covid19India pic.twitter.com/3p3EhYto1j
"There are some instances when our employees have been ostracised from their communities as a result of their line of duty and travel history," said an IndiGo statement.
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It noted that IndiGo employees are supporting passengers who have to travel during these days and the airline has taken every possible precaution for their crew members' protection from infection during their duties.
"We have adequate protocols for self-quarantine in place in case its required. We are in line with respect to the DGCA guidelines and all advisories/guidelines issued, and these are being followed rigorously."
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¡ª Dr.Sandhya Tiwari (@DrSandhyaTiwari) March 24, 2020
Dear fellow citizens, it is shocking that the indigo& AI crew&staff R being ostracised by their communities in different parts of the country. This is not Indian culture or behaviour. All of them had to do their duties and now are being relieved by respective airlines. ?
The airline noted that as the nation gave a standing ovation to the "heroes" for their fight against this pandemic on March 22, its operational crew, in all areas, play an "equally important" role to keep vital services intact.
"Our colleagues have been working selflessly to serve the country at this critical juncture. Our employees have been the front-runners in bringing our citizens back to the country and enabling them to reach their hometowns even during restricted movements. Please support our operating colleagues in such a difficult time."
On Monday, the ministry of civil aviation announced that all domestic flight operations will be suspended starting March 25 in view of the coronavirus scare. The cargo operations will continue as usual.
Earlier in the day, aviation sector regulator, Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), said there are no restrictions on domestic and foreign air operators to carry out cargo operations.
All international passenger flights have already been prohibited from landing in India for a week from Sunday to contain the spread of coronavirus.
