COMP NEWS – It’s been an arduous year for airline carriers, who were among the hardest-hit industries from the pandemic.

Turkish Airlines felt the blow particularly hard. The airline, which flew to more countries than almost any other carrier, heavily scaled back its operations last year. As Turkey begins hitting new highs with its vaccination rates, it has begun sending out more than 1,000 flights a day.

To accompany this surge in flight activity, the airline has agreed to restore the salaries of its employees after they were severely curtailed last year – and add a 10% increase on top of that.

In 2020, Turkish Airlines had to sharply cut wages for employees. There was a 30% deduction for ground employees, 35% for cabin employees, 50% for cockpit employees, and 30% for seniority payments of all other employees starting from September 1st as part of an agreement reached with its employee union.

 

As part of the pay cuts, Turkish Airlines agreed to review the wages every six months, with wages coming back after the end of December 2021, at the latest.

 

Now, Turkish Airlines has seen significantly improving fortunes and has decided to restore wages and add more compensation to employees. The airline will be rolling out a minimum wage increase of 10% on top of the restored salaries. Turkish Airlines stated it was due to the following advancement:

 

“Our Board of Directors made an assessment taking into account the sacrifices made by our employees during the pandemic, the steps towards loosening pandemic restrictions in all countries, and the cautious optimism of the widespread vaccination practices developed against Covid-19.”

This is exceptional news for the airline staff who stuck with their employer throughout a difficult year, and an excellent way for Turkish Airlines to thank those loyal employees.

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