Jet conducts test flight as consortium revives airline after 3 years
A Jet Airways aircraft took to the skies again on Thursday after a gap of three years. It was conducting a test flight during which it flew for 1 hour 38 minutes over Hyderabad.
The aircraft was operated by Jet Airways pilots Manav Gupta, Ankush Sharma, and Vishesh Oberoi and flew under the code 9W-101.
On Thursday, the airline’s CEO Sanjiv Kapoor said on Twitter that the test flight’s operation was a very emotional moment “for all the wonderful folks who have been working hard to get Jet back in the skies”.
Incidentally, 29 years ago, Jet operated its flight on May 5. The airline ceased operations in April 2019 due to mounting debt.
