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'Can't sleep at night': Jet employees in despair as airline goes bust

Jet Airways failure would threaten more than 16,000 staff jobs and thousands more tied to the airline.

Jet Airways employes at a peaceful demonstration at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Thursday | Photo: Sanjay K Sharma
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Jet Airways employes at a peaceful demonstration at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Thursday | Photo: Sanjay K Sharma

Abhirup Roy and Tanvi Mehta | Reuters Mumbai
Bhoja Poojari has handled baggage for India's Jet Airways Ltd since it began flying nearly 26 years ago. Now, like many other Jet employees, he fears for the future as the debt-laden airline descends into crisis.

"If this continues, I do not know what to do," said the 53-year-old father of two, who has not been paid in nearly two months and may be forced to sell his house.

"I feel like my hands are tied and I can't sleep at night," said Poojari. "I haven't told my children anything. They are very young, but they know something is wrong."

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