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Air India unlikely to extend services of 300 non-flying employees on FTC

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As many as 300 non-flying employees on fixed-term contract (FTC) at the Tata Group-owned Air India are unlikely to get their service agreements renewed after they failed to secure a place in the company in the run-up to the merger of Vistara with it, sources privy to the development have said.

So far, these employees, who have been working with Air India for 10-15 years in different departments, had been getting their employment contracts renewed, they said.

"But as they have not been assigned any role during the fitment exercise, which is almost complete now, their contracts are not unlikely to be renewed," a source told PTI.

The number of FTC employees who may not get their contracts renewed stands around 300, said another source.

Air India did not respond to a PTI's query on the issue.

The airline on Wednesday announced a voluntary retirement scheme/voluntary separation scheme to its permanent employees who have been found redundant or surplus in the fitment exercise.

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