Jet Airways grounds seven more planes as crisis deepens

Jet Airways grounded seven more aircraft on Saturday amid deeping crisis over non-payment of lease rentals.

This takes the total number of planes grounded to 77. The airline now has only 42 of its fleet of 119 aircraft in operation. “65% of the Jet Airways fleet is grounded as of Saturday,” aviation analyst Ameya Joshi said.

In a statement, an airline spokesperson said: “Jet Airways is currently operating a curtailed schedule, having made certain proactive adjustments, bearing in mind the likely, yet interim non-availability of some aircraft in its fleet in the near future.”