The Union Home Ministry has granted security clearance to Jet Airways which is planning to resume its commercial flight operations in the next few months, according to an official document.
The security clearance is needed in view of the change in Jet Airways's management. The Jalan-Kalrock Consortium is now the promoter of Jet Airways. The airline in its earlier avatar was owned by Naresh Goyal and had operated its last flight on April 17, 2019.
The security clearance was seen as one of the biggest hurdles in the path to the airline’s recommencement of operations.
Last Thursday, the airline conducted its test flight to and from the Hyderabad airport in a step towards obtaining the air operator’s certificate.
A letter sent by the civil aviation ministry to the airline on May 6 informed it about the grant of the security clearance by the Union Home Ministry.
The letter, which has been accessed by PTI, said, it is "directed to refer to your application… to convey security clearance for change in shareholding pattern of the company/firm, for scheduled operator permit, on the basis of security clearance received from the Ministry of Home Affairs".
After the test flight on Thursday, the airline has to conduct proving flights after which the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) will grant the air operator certificate.
Proving flights are similar to commercial flight with DGCA officials and airline officials as passengers and cabin crew members on board.
