Kingfisher management today said, it would expedite payment of October salary ahead of Christmas and claimed that most of the employees have agreed to resume work from Friday. In a fresh letter to the striking staffers, airline CEO Sanjay Aggarwal said, as a goodwill gesture the company will pay full October salary to all employees and it commits to pay the same prior to Christmas. Salaries have been pending for seven months.

The employees have been on strike since September 29 demanding payment of salary dues since March this year. The
strike had led to the company declaring a lockout from October one, which was followed by suspension of their Scheduled Operator's Permit by aviation regulator DGCA.