The civil aviation ministry will review Jet Airways’ eligibility to operate on international routes if its active fleet falls below 20, Secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola has said.
Jet is operating a truncated schedule with 28 planes. On Tuesday, it notified the stock exchanges that lessors had grounded 15 planes over non-payment of lease. Several planes are also on ground due to non-availability of engines or spares. “We are monitoring the situation. Jet is operating 28 planes. If it falls below 20, the airline’s eligibility for international operations will need to be examined,” Kharola said.
Last week, the airline informed the ministry it would operate 75 planes by April-end. It had assured that the operating fleet would not fall below 30-35, but delays in interim funding have resulted in further grounding of planes.
