Was Kerkar duped by his employees, as he claims, or did a cocktail of greed, poor cost control and bad management bring the travel firm down, wonder Pavan Lall and Aneesh Phadnis.
Indian and global airlines such as SpiceJet, Emirates, Virgin Atlantic among others too are marketing Covid-19 insurance products to attract passengers.
In June IndiGo had implemented a mandatory leave without pay program for 1.5 days to 5 days. Subsequently, in July, IndiGo announced 5.5 additional days of LWP for its pilots, taking the effective number of LWP to 10 days. As cost cutting measure, the airline had also let go of 10 per cent of its employees and implemented a pay cut across the board.
The latest move, even if it is symbolic, is the first rate hike after the one announced end of 2019.
The government is considering setting up air freight stations to enable direct movement of vaccines from pharmaceutical factories to the aircraft.
People have said they would be inclined to travel for leisure during the festival and year-end season.
Aviation turbine fuel accounts for 35-40 per cent of the total operating cost of an Indian airline.
SpiceJet is the only Boeing 737 MAX operator in India, with 13 aircraft of the type in its fleet and a total of 205 planes on order.
Among executives who have been approached are former president and CEO of IndiGo Aditya Ghosh, Wolfgang Prock Schauer, current president and Chief Operating Officer at IndiGo and Sanjay Kumar, Chief Strategy and Revenue Officer of IndiGo.
According to the resolution plan, the airline is planning to start with six to seven aircraft on domestic routes and looking to restart international service within six months of resuming operations.
Alliance Air, which is the largest regional airline, is currently operating 77 daily flights compared to 126 last year.
SpiceJet will operate two daily flights using wet leased Twin Otter aircraft from Maldivian Aero. PM Modi is expected to inaugurate and travel on first flight.
The pilot-turned-airline owner and his partner Biraja Jena plan to launch FlyBig, which has secured 16 routes under the fourth phase of UDAN, the government's regional connectivity programme.
Maran had sought attachment of SpiceJet promoter Ajay Singh's shares by an administrator unless the payment was made.
Goa, Kerala, Maldives and Dubai are among the popular destinations.
Jet's staff strength stands whittled down to around 4,000, with many former employees having joined airlines in India and abroad.
His vision for Jet Airways is to operate the carrier as a full-service airline, both domestic and international.
The winning bid attracted over 99 per cent votes, with lenders overwhelmingly voting for a revival instead of recovery through liquidation.
These would include passenger engagement initiatives, consumer offers, and curated menus at food and beverage outlets.
Kalrock Capital-Murari Lal Jalan combine has emerged as the frontrunner. A consortium of Imperial Capital and FSTC is the other bidder.
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