NEW DELHI: There is no respite in near sight for Jet Airways, which has already grounded two-thirds of its aircraft and has been cancelling several scheduled flights everyday, as the crisis is set to continue further. Separately, a trade union on Tuesday said that the carrier’s pilots have threatened to stop flying from April 1 if Jet does not have a rescue plan in place by March 31.
In a meeting held on Tuesday, Jet executives informed aviation watchdog Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) that the “current availability of aircraft in the fleet for operation is 41 and accordingly, a schedule for 603 domestic flights and 382 international flights has been drawn.”
Union Minister for Civil Aviation Suresh Prabhu had directed the secretary and DGCA officials to review the grounding of planes by Jet Airways, advance bookings, cancellations, refund and safety issues.
