Around 30 airports assure new Jet Airways owners of slot availability

Consortium's plan hinges on historic rights over peak hour slots

The Kalrock-Jalan consortium — new owners of Jet Airways — has got an assurance from around 30 airports that if the airline restarts operations, 170 pairs of slots can be made available.

However, whether those slots will be according to the airline’s demand will depend on the order of the insolvency court, which is slated to come next week.

Sources said the new management feels it is extremely important that some of those slots are restored or else its business plan of operating Jet as a premium carrier will not be viable.

A slot is the time period granted by the airport to