Some employees of Air India have succumbed to Covid-19, an official circular of the airline has said, as it announced a fixed compensation amount for the next of kin. However, Air India spokesperson did not respond to queries on how many employees have been infected and have died due to coronavirus. The internal circular dated July 20 noted that 'many employees of the company are getting Covid positive and some of the employees have also succumbed to the pandemic.' The circular said, ‘Families or legal heirs of permanent employees who die of Covid-19 will get Rs 10 lakh, the amount is Rs 5 lakh for fixed term contract employees and Rs 90,000 for casual employees who worked continuously for one year. If the deceased worker was employed through a contractor or service provider, his or her family or legal heir will be paid an amount equivalent to the gross salary of two months.’ It stated that the ad-hoc payment circular will be applicable only for the period of the Covid-19 pandemic and shall be initially in force from April 1, 2020, to March 31, 2021, subject to review thereafter. Coronavirus has infected 55 Air India pilots, said two leading pilot unions of the airline last week in a letter to carrier's CMD Rajiv Bansal.