Jet cancels flights till April 18, board meet today

Jet Airways’ troubles don’t seem to getting over anytime soon. With no funds coming from lenders, the beleaguered airline has extended suspension of its international operations till April 18.

“The interim funding has not been forthcoming thus far,and as a result we have extended cancellation of international operationsthrough Thursday,” said CEO Vinay Dube in a letter on Monday to Jet’s over20,000 employees.

   

Banks had earlier promised to pump Rs 1,500 crore into theairline.

Jet Airways management and lenders here on Monday heldmarathon meetings to resolve the financial crisis and the board will meet onTuesday morning.

Dube said the airline had been working with lenders tosecure interim funding for operations. The company management, he said wouldseek guidance from the board on the steps forward. “We will keep youupdated on all the critical developments,” the CEO assured employees.

On Friday, the airline cancelled international operationsfor April 12 to 15. On Sunday, it extended cancellation of West-bound flights— to and from Amsterdam, London and Paris — until April 16.

IANS had exclusively reported earlier in the day that Jethas stopped forward bookings for some of its international sectors, includingthose for East Asia.

The airline is operating only 7 aircraft in domestic sectorsdue to grounding of 80 per cent of fleet by lessors. It has resulted incancellation of several hundred flights and passengers getting stranded atairports.

The unpaid employees of the airline have taken out silent marches in New Delhi and Mumbai.

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