In an indication of a possible hard-landing, crippled Jet Airways on Thursday indefinitely suspended operations to the Eastern and North-Eastern states after its active fleet came down to just 14, a travel industry source said.
The development comes on a day when the continuity of its international operations also came under threat.
“All Jet Airways operations in the Eastern region are suspended. And effective today, there are no Jet flights to and from Kolkata, Patna, Guwahati and other airports in the region,” said the travel industry source.
When contacted, Jet Airways said its Mumbai-Kolkata, Kolkata-Guwahati and Dehradun-Guwahati via Kolkata were cancelled for Friday due to “operational reasons.”
As of Thursday the airline operated just 14 planes -- down from 123 planes in operation at the peak.
“Jet Airways’ flight 9W 615 Mumbai to Kolkata and 9W 675 from Kolkata to Guwahati on April 12 are cancelled due to operational reasons.
“Similarly, 9W 676 from Dehradun to Kolkata via Guwahati has also been cancelled until further notice,” Jet said in a statement.
Refunds are being processed, the airline added.