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Shares of Jet Airways Wednesday fell up to 4 per cent after the carrier grounded as many as 15 more planes due to lease rental defaults . With the latest move on Tuesday, its fleet has come down to just 20 from its peak of 123 through which it used to operate over 650 flights across the country and continents.
On BSE, the stock opened on a negative note at Rs 257.80 and closed at Rs 251.10, lower by 5.21 per cent. Similarly, on NSE, the scrip closed lower by 5.28 per cent at Rs 251.
“An additional 15 aircrafts have been grounded due to non-payment of outstanding to lessors under their respective lease agreements,” Jet Airways had said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday. With this, the number of planes grounded on account of lease rental defaults alone touched 69.
The domestic pilots union of Jet Airways, National Aviator Guild, has written to aviation regulator DGCA and airline chief executive Vinay Dube, pressing for payment of three months of salary dues along with applicable interest.
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