Looks like the exodus is happening in other airlines too.
"Vijaya Mallya-owned Kingfisher Airlines is facing a shortage of commanders as a good number of them have left and joined other carriers in the last 18 months. CNBC-TV18’s Swati Khandelwal Jain reports that almost 168 pilots quit in the last 18 months. Around 72 commanders quit in the last 18 months.
The airline now faces a shortage of around 47 commanders."