Jet Airways will have to reapply for slots, have 20 planes for global ops

When it shut operations, Jet Airways had close to 700 such slots pair including 116 and 214 in prime airports of Delhi and Mumbai

Jet Airways will have to reapply for airport slots and clear all requisite parameters for restarting operations. Those will include security clearance for new promoters, the management, and having a fleet of 20 aircraft for being eligible to operate on international routes.

The bankrupt airline that last flew on April 17, 2019, underwent an ownership change through a successful resolution process under the insolvency and bankruptcy laws of the country.

Last week, lenders to the airline approved a Rs 1,000-crore bid by a consortium of UK-based Kalrock Capital and United Arab Emirates-based entrepreneur Murari Lal Jalan to revive and operate the airline.