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- Air India laid off more than 1000 employees in three years.
- There were allegations like smuggling against the employees and undue benefits to the passengers.
- Misuse of travel facility and non-compliance of code of conduct.
- The company is incurring losses of crores and is cutting expenses.
Air India: Tata Group-owned airline Air India has fired more than 1000 employees in the last three years due to ethical violations.
The company’s CEO and Managing Director Campbell Wilson revealed this in a recent townhall meeting with employees. There were serious allegations against the dismissed employees like smuggling of luggage by air, allowing passengers to carry extra luggage without paying fees and misuse of the Employee Leisure Travel (ELT) system.
Air India lost crores of rupees
CEO Wilson stressed that employees should behave appropriately even when no one is watching them. He told that every year hundreds of employees are thrown out due to violation of rules.
This action of Air India has come at a time when the company is under immense financial pressure. Air India Group is expected to suffer a loss of more than Rs 22000 crore in the financial year 2026. On top of this, due to the war in West Asia, the prices of Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) have also increased. To compensate for this loss, the company is adopting measures like stopping salary increments of employees and reducing unnecessary expenses.
misuse of travel facility
At present the number of employees working in Air India is 24000. More than 4000 employees were investigated due to misuse of the company’s ‘Employee Leisure Travel’ system. Many of them were fined and some were dismissed. Wilson said that despite signing the ‘Tata Code of Conduct’, many employees are not following it, which will no longer be tolerated.
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