In an email, a SpiceJet spokesperson said: "A few foreign airlines/investors have evinced interest in SpiceJet. It will be very premature to comment on the possibilities of any fresh equity issuance to such interested parties."
The Forbes magazine had adjudged Maran as the 38th richest man in India, with a net worth of $2.3 billion (as of September).
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has been asked to open up bookings of SpiceJet till March 31, 2015, while airport operators have been asked to provide 15 days to the airline company for making payments.
The airline not to be put on cash and carry mode
Minority investors of SpiceJet might be feeling cold-shouldered.