The Kenya Airways (KQ)Chief executive officer Mr. Allan Kilavuka has expressed his sentiments over the planned pilots’ strike, warning it would jeopardize the airline’s recovery plans.
The airline has had major losses due to the covid 19 pandemic which left it with no choice but to ground planes and flight bans.
Mr. Kilavuka further stated that the airline company had barely recovered from the losses and could not afford another disruption.
The Kenya Airline Pilots Association (Kalpa) had accused the airline of pilot victimization and harassments as well as unilateral withdrawal of the staff provident fund, non-adherence to Kenya Civil Aviation Regulations and leadership and governance challenges.
Kalpa had issued a 14-day industrial action set to end today.
Kilavuka said that the airline was open to talks with the pilots if they obey a court order that was issued on Monday as Kalpa in a press briefing said it will call off the strike if its grievances were addressed.
In half of 2022’s financial year, the airline reported Ksh 9.9 billion loss compared to Ksh 11.5 billion in a similar period last year.
10 per cent of KQ’s workforce consists of pilots, however, their wage comprises 45 per cent of the firm’s employees.
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