Jet Airway’s international slots up for grabs

Jet Airway’s international slots up for grabs

AgenciesUpdated: Wednesday, May 29, 2019, 08:04 PM IST
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New Delhi: The Ministry of Civil Aviation held a meeting on Friday with representatives of all domestic airlines to discuss reallocation of grounded Jet Airways’ international slots. Though Air India too is grappling with mounting debt but still running, Civil Aviation Secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola said preference will be given to the government-owned airline.

It operates 33 weekly flights to Chicago, New York JFK, San Francisco, Washington Dulles and Newark in the United States, besides 66 to London, Vienna, Paris, Frankfurt, Copenhagen, Madrid, Rome, Milan, Stockholm and Birmingham in Europe. Before cash-strapped Jet Airways stopped operations on April 17, it served over 350 international routes.

More than 85 aircraft of its 119-strong fleet have been de-registered, which means lessors with unpaid dues have been allowed to lease them to other airlines. Other airlines have officially given their preferences of slots vacated by Jet Airways. But SpiceJet, GoAir, IndiGo, Vistara and Air Asia India do not have wide-bodied planes to fly on long-haul routes in Europe and the United States.

Etihad nominee quits
Jet Airways Friday said Etihad nominee director on the airline’s board, Robin Kamark, has quit the company with effect from May 16.

After Kamark’s exit, only Ashok Chawla and Sharad Sharma remain on Jet Airways board, which ceased operations around mid-April. “Robin Kamark nominee director of Etihad Airways PJSC, has resigned from the company with effect from May 16,” Jet Airways said. Last week, four senior executives, including chief executive Vinay Dube and his deputy Amit Agarwal quit the defunct carrier.

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