25,000 Aspirants For Airport Job Paying Rs 22,000 in Mumbai

A recruitment event by Air India for airport loaders caused chaos at Mumbai airport yesterday as over 25,000 applicants competed for 2,216 positions, leading to a situation resembling a stampede. Air India personnel faced challenges in handling the overwhelming turnout.

Visuals showed the applicants jostling with each other to reach the form counters. Reports said the applicants had to wait for hours without food and water, and many of them started feeling unwell.

Airport loaders are tasked with loading and unloading luggage on aircraft and operating baggage belts and ramp tractors. Each aircraft needs at least five loaders to handle luggage, cargo and food supplies.

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Diverse Aspirants Seek Airport Loader Jobs Despite Varied Qualifications

The salary of airport loaders ranges between Rs 20,000 to Rs 25,000 a month, but most make over Rs 30,000 after overtime allowances. Educational criteria for the job are basic, but the candidate must be physically strong.

Among the aspirants is Prathameshwar from Buldhana district, who has travelled over 400 km for the interview. “I have come to apply for the post of handyman. They are offering a salary of Rs 22,500,” he said. Prathameshwar is a second year BBA student. Asked if he would quit his studies if he gets the job, he replied, “What do we do? There is so much unemployment. I urge the government to create more job opportunities.”

Another aspirant who has BA degree said he does not know much about the work of a handyman, but says he “needs the job”. Another candidate has travelled from Rajasthan’s Alwar to Mumbai. He has an MCom degree, but has applied for a job that has a basic education requirement. “I am preparing for government job exams as well, someone told me that the salary here is good. So I have come.”

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