NEW DELHI: More aircraft of beleaguered private carrier Jet Airways have been grounded, mainly due to non-payment to lessors, taking the total number to 49, senior DGCA official said Thursday.
“At this moment, they (airline) have 70 aircraft that are operational. At early December, they were operating 100 aircraft,” a Directorate General of India Aviation (DGCA) official toldPTI.
According to Jet Airways website, the airline has over 119 aircraft in its fleet.
The “remaining 49 aircraft are grounded” and the airline has been told to ensure that passengers do not suffer because of flight cancellations resulting from this situation, the DGCA official told PTI.
