<p>A significant section of Go First aircraft maintenance technicians (AMTs) went on sick leaves during the past three days to protest against their low salaries, sources said on Tuesday.</p>.<p>This comes close on the heels of a sizeable number of IndiGo AMTs going on sick leaves in Delhi and Hyderabad on similar issue, triggering disciplinary proceedings against them by the airline.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/business-news/indigo-starts-disciplinary-proceedings-against-technicians-who-went-on-mass-sick-leave-1126044.html">IndiGo starts disciplinary proceedings against technicians who went on mass sick leave</a></strong></p>.<p>IndiGo has asked the technicians concerned to report to the airline's doctor, along with necessary medical documents to verify if they were actually sick.</p>.<p>The sources said that some of the Go First's technicians who went on sick leaves during the last three days have written e-mails to the airline's management asking it to increase their salaries.</p>.<p>Go First did not respond to the <em>PTI</em>'s request for a statement on this matter. </p>.<p>Indian carriers, which were badly hit during the Covid-19 pandemic, had cut the salaries of their employees to conserve cash.</p>
<p>A significant section of Go First aircraft maintenance technicians (AMTs) went on sick leaves during the past three days to protest against their low salaries, sources said on Tuesday.</p>.<p>This comes close on the heels of a sizeable number of IndiGo AMTs going on sick leaves in Delhi and Hyderabad on similar issue, triggering disciplinary proceedings against them by the airline.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/business-news/indigo-starts-disciplinary-proceedings-against-technicians-who-went-on-mass-sick-leave-1126044.html">IndiGo starts disciplinary proceedings against technicians who went on mass sick leave</a></strong></p>.<p>IndiGo has asked the technicians concerned to report to the airline's doctor, along with necessary medical documents to verify if they were actually sick.</p>.<p>The sources said that some of the Go First's technicians who went on sick leaves during the last three days have written e-mails to the airline's management asking it to increase their salaries.</p>.<p>Go First did not respond to the <em>PTI</em>'s request for a statement on this matter. </p>.<p>Indian carriers, which were badly hit during the Covid-19 pandemic, had cut the salaries of their employees to conserve cash.</p>