AI using loaders in a bid to cut costs
While the ailing airline major is still finding it tough to get the consumer confidence back but in the past few days a handful of flyers are regularly using Air India's services to reach to the destination. While these flyers are not the loyal customers of Air India, they are actually the cargo loaders of Air India. It has been learned from the sources that airline flew them from Mumbai everyday between June 16 and July 17 as there were no loaders in Aurangabad to handle cargo for flight IC 887.
However, the plain reason that the company has for not finding a loader in Aurangabad is that the company is trying to keep its costs down.
The problems started after the company decided to pay Rs. 90 per hour against the rate of Rs. 190. In fact, the source even said that even if the laborer is employed only for an hour or two, the minimum wage has to be paid. So loaders stopped coming to the airport.
Clearly, this solution is quite innovative in nature but the problem is the company may find itself in a situation if chaos.