Less than 15 aircraft of Jet Airways are currently operational, Civil Aviation Secretary P S Kharola said on Wednesday. An SBI-led consortium of lenders had taken over the management of the cash-hit Jet Airways last month.
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Asked about the active fleet of the beleaguered airline, the civil aviation secretary said here that yesterday, it was 28. On the airline informing stock exchanges on Tuesday evening that 15 more aircraft have been grounded, Kharola said the current fleet would be less than about 15. However, later in the day, Indian aviation watchdog DGCA said in a statement, “JA (Jet Airways) continues to fly 28 aircraft as on date.”
