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Pilots to pay for leave
(China Daily)
Updated: 2008-05-30 11:35

Six pilots from major carrier Air China will pay a total of 9.65 million yuan ($1.4 million) to leave the company before their contracts formally expire on September 8.

The five captains and a first officer will pay 1.29 million yuan to 1.7 million yuan each to Air China's Zhejiang branch, following an arbitration session in the Xiaoshan District People's Court yesterday, a court official said.

The pilots sought to quit last October, but when the carrier refused, they sued its Zhejiang branch, which then demanded more than 35 million yuan in compensation.