Singapore’s national carrier announced on September 19 that its pilots would be taking 10 to 60 per cent pay cuts, weeks after revealing that it would be retrenching about 2,400 workers across SIA, SilkAir and Scoot. — TODAY pic
“I tried to get into the Air Force before and after National Service because I always had this curiosity and passion for flying. But at the time, they had strict rules about wearing spectacles and so I was never eligible,” he said. “My basic pay was not sufficient to cover my monthly expenses and still save. Now, I’m able to get by more comfortably,” said Brian, who declined to reveal his real name. The S$2,000 to S$3,000 he earns from doing deliveries help pay for his insurance, housing payments and car loans, said Brian who is in his 20s.
In response to TODAY’s queries, the Air Line Pilots Association — Singapore said some pilots have had to take up secondary jobs to supplement their income, especially those with children. He has a son in Secondary 1 who has lived in Singapore since the age of four, and he will have to adapt to a whole new education system when he returns to his home country.
For pilot Terence Soon, 30, on the other hand, he said that the pay cuts have not really affected him or brought worry upon his family, despite having a five-month-old daughter to care for.
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