5.5 sets (11 pilots) is what is needed for a domestic LCC like IndiGo...with intl ops perhaps a bit more...there was a time when indigo had less than 5 sets...so obviously the airline is overstaffed! As someone rightly mentioned its due to huge bunch of guys joining from KF in a very short time....experience pilots are not easy to find. IndiGo (or for that matter any airline) cannot NOT hire such experienced guys..reality is that there is a whale of a difference between fresh and experienced guys...unfortunately that's the sad truth....
I know a lot of you guys are upset and want to vent your frustration, but you need to hang in there..it's just a matter of time....hit your FCOMs instead...
IndiGo is the only airline in India that's growing (and making money!).. It's the only airline that has NEVER failed to pay employees on time! the only airline that kept paying bonus as they made profits! they must have done something right...isn't it?? It's not always fate!
Airline is volatile Business.. plans change accordingly...in this bargain, I agree indiGo cadets have suffered temporarily...things will change soon!
Cheers,