Airlines talking to govt for help: SpiceJet CMD Ajay Singh
The government and airlines are in discussing to provide short-term help to the airlines in an attempt to bail them out from the COVID-19 crisis, as the government has further extended the ban on flight operations till May 3, 2020.
“As we say in India, crisis gives an opportunity to bring in structural reforms. We are speaking with government daily for short term help and have urged the government to include jet fuel in GST regime,” said Ajay Singh, CMD, SpiceJetNSE -3.50 %.
“Also, current airport contracts increase cost of aviation,” Singh said while speaking at a seminar organised by Bird Group.
The crisis for airlines has arisen after the Indian government had grounded flight operations till April 15, 2020, and now extended it till May 3, 2020.
