New Delhi: The Union home ministry has granted security clearance to new Jet Airways promoters and paved the way for the relaunch of the airline’s operations, which were closed in 2019 due to financial constraints, people familiar with the matter said.
The airline conducted test flights to and from Hyderabad on Thursday after Jalan-Kalrock Consortium took over Jet Airways. The airline operated its last flight on April 17, 2019, when Naresh Goyal owned it.
In a communication to the airline on May 6, the civil aviation ministry 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.” It added the security clearance can be withdrawn in case of any adverse inputs from the home ministry.
