Jet Airways has been forced to ground two more aircraft due to non-payment of lease rental, the airline said in an exchange filing on Monday. With this, a total of 25 aircraft have been grounded in less than a month for unpaid dues, including the newly introduced Boeing 737 Max, Boeing 737 NG and Airbus A330 planes. The airline has been compelled to cancel nearly 200 domestic flights every day, approximately a third of the daily schedule of 600 flights.
The beleaguered airline, which is looking for an investor to bail it out, is negotiating with lessors, the management said.
According to a senior Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) official, cancellations by Mumbai-based Jet Airways have nearly doubled to 200 per day from 100-odd flights in December.
