Mumbai: Budget airline SpiceJet Ltd on Friday said it has already absorbed over 500 Jet Airways employees, including 100 pilots, and is open to induct more as it adds new planes and flights to fill the gap left by the grounded airline in India’s aviation space.
The Gurugram-based airline has already announced induction of 27 more planes—22 Boeing 737s and five turboprop Bombardier Q400s—in its fleet.
SpiceJet is giving “first preference” to Jet Airways employees in recruitment, the airline’s chairman Ajay Singh said in a statement on Friday.
“As we expand and grow, we are giving first preference to those who have recently lost their jobs due to the unfortunate closure of Jet Airways,” Singh said.
