Both Jet Airways and Go First have met with a similar fate of landing up in insolvency, albeit for different reasons. Whether Go First will be able to avoid the sharp erosion in value like in the case of Jet, experts say, will depend on how quickly it is able to restart operations and retain its slots at airports. Go First, owned by the Wadia group, filed for voluntary corporate insolvency resolution on May 2 due to inadequate capacity utilisation that led to a cash crunch.
Sources said Sahara filed a case in the Bombay High Court a few days ago on non-payment of dues. According to sources, Jet was to pay Rs 900 crore to Sahara upfront, while Rs 137.5 crore was to be paid in yearly instalments over four years. Jet defaulted on the yearly instalment, they said. The source added that Jet's payout to Sahara in case of a single year's default could be Rs 550 crore.
India's latest airline will now fly in a swirl of blue. Four months after being taken over by Jet, the erstwhile Air Sahara in its new avatar as JetLite is already showing signs of perking up while readying its new livery.
Jet Airways on Thursday said it would introduce more flights on both its domestic and international networks.
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