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Amid Jet Airways crisis, Suresh Prabhu says management has to ensure private airline functions properly

Press Trust of India • November 20, 2018, 12:14:41 IST
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Responding to queries related to Jet Airways, including possible bailout package, Prabhu said that in a deregulated atmosphere, the ministry’s endeavour is to deal with sector-specific issues.

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Amid Jet Airways crisis, Suresh Prabhu says management has to ensure private airline functions properly

New Delhi: The government on Monday virtually ruled out the possibility of a bailout package for cash-strapped Jet Airways, with Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu saying that a private airline’s management has to make sure that the carrier functions properly. The Civil Aviation Ministry has also decided not to intervene with respect to Jet Airways’ request seeking more time for making payments to airport operators as such matters need to be dealt commercially between the two entities, according to a senior official. Jet Airways has been grappling with financial woes that have also resulted in the full-service carrier delaying payment of salaries to staff, including pilots. The airline posted a loss of Rs 1,261 crore in the three months ended September. Responding to queries related to Jet Airways, including possible bailout package, Prabhu said that in a deregulated atmosphere, the ministry’s endeavour is to deal with sector-specific issues.

“For a private airline, it is for the airline’s board of directors, their management to make sure that the airline functions properly and they have to take appropriate measures depending upon market conditions that will prevail from time to time,” the minister said.

However, he did not directly mention Jet Airways. While emphasising that the ministry is very clear about taking up aviation sector-specific issues, Prabhu cited the example of pitching for bringing aviation fuel under the Goods and Services Tax (GST). [caption id=“attachment_4181211” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] ![File image of commerce minister Suresh Prabhu. AFP](https://images.firstpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Suresh-Prabhu_380_AFP.jpg) File image of Suresh Prabhu. AFP[/caption] Civil Aviation Secretary R N Choubey said the airline wanted some more lead time with regard to payments to airport operators but that was something to be done commercially between the two entities. “That is something that they have to deal with airport operators. The ministry does not get into that. “We don’t get into commercial discussions between airlines and airport operators. It is to be done commercially between the two entities,” Choubey said. They were speaking at the sidelines of an event here. On 13 November, cash-strapped Jet Airways said it is at various stages of discussions with multiple “interested parties” for capital infusion and partial stake sale in its loyalty programme Jet Privilege. The airline is looking for investors to tide over the liquidity crisis, which has resulted in delayed payments to some vendors and salaries to a section of its over 16,000 employees. On 16 November, Tata Sons confirmed its interest in acquiring the beleaguered Jet Airways but said no concrete “proposal” has been made by the group so far. Earlier in the day, an airline source said that Jet Airways’ pilots have threatened not to perform additional duties from next month if their salary dues were not cleared by 30 November. Meanwhile, Prabhu said there would be zero tolerance on aviation safety-related issues. “We have asked the DGCA to carry out safety audit of all airlines… strict safety audit,” he added. The DGCA is the aviation regulator. Shares of Jet Airways declined nearly 2.69 percent trading at Rs 314 on the BSE on Tuesday.

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