With no resolution in sight for Jet Airways, the ministry of civil avaition has extended till December the validity of the grounded carrier’s slots and international flying rights allocated to other airlines. The ministry had distributed most of the 766 airport slots and various international traffic rights held by Jet till October-end.
A senior ministry official said the earlier time period had now been extended till December-end. Budget carriers SpiceJet and IndiGo have been the biggest beneficiaries of Jet’s closure, with each bagging more than 125 ex-Jet airport slots and flying rights to cities like Hong Kong, Dubai, Dhaka and Abu Dhabi.
