IndiGo, SpiceJet and Vistara, which are using the domestic and international operation slots left vacant after Jet Airways suspended its operations, have been allowed by the civil aviation ministry to retain the places for another three months from September 30 to December 31.
This is the second time the government has extended the deadline. After Jet Airways suspended operations in April, the airlines were allocated the vacant slots first up to June 30. This was later extended up to September. The current three-month extension means that if Jet Airways manages to resume services it can claim its operation slots after December 2019.
A slot is a date and time at which an airline’s aircraft is permitted to depart or arrive at an airport.
