Bipat

Warning----- it looks as though Jet are in real trouble.
(Was just about to book our tickets for May!!!)

https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/co...ways-airborne/

EMR

Over 50 aircraft grounded, pilotscand ground staff not paid I can see why you are concerned.

Both Eitihad and Tata have discussed rescue plans but the founder is refusing to step down blocking any deal.
Our experience of Jet was being charged twice for additional luggage allowance .

scrubbedexpat142

Unfortunately quite a few more airlines (& not just Indian) will surely go to the wall in the foreseeable future.

Bipat

We have had years of good service from Jet.
Goyal will destroy what he has created rather than step down. --Pride--.

Will probably book with British Airways having vowed never to do so after three times long delays leading to missed domestic flights and general poor service.
Will have to decide soon.

scrubbedexpat142

Willie Walsh must not gloat
Willie Walsh must not gloat
Willie Walsh must not gloat
Willie Walsh must not gloat
Willie Walsh must not gloat

EMR

Already impacting , friends travelling in India later this month have had internal flights cancelled.
Their tour schedule has had to be changed..

Bipat

We cancelled our May internal Dabolim/ Srinagar flights (after terrorist attack and children's worries), so don't know if we will get the refund (which was reduced to 50%!).
Why Goyal would not step down?? Etihad would have rescued it! Jet has been such a good airline!

Spicejet fine for most of our domestic.

For international, Virgin best but stopped Mumbai route, Air India also debts,

BA is awful!! but timings convenient!!! (Qatar not good timings).

We have to make up our minds in next few daysL

EMR

The London flights have been money makers, Manchester has been cancelled.
Agree with you about BA, we are flying Emirates next time, last time Turkish ..

Bipat

Emirates, Turkish, Qatar and just too long or wrong timing flights for us with domestic to follow and then 3 hour drive.

scrubbedexpat142

KLM?

Disadvantage, change at Schipol

scrubbedexpat142

No new info, but quite interesting nevertheless -

Riches to rags

Bipat

Yes it is a sad ending (if it is an ending!!) ----Etihad would have taken over but Goyal would not step down.
One point is that Jet has its own terminal at Mumbai international airport which is/was very convenient for those travelling on with a domestic flight---I wonder what will happen about that.

The same with Kingfisher airline. From customers point of view very good service. However greed of Vijay Mallya, (India's Philip Green!!) finished it. Still appealing over his extradition.

scrubbedexpat142

Yes, it is a pity, particularly as there is clearly a business there - that could prosper given the right management (where have we heard that before!). Not good for Indian aviation generally.

scrubbedexpat142

Might have helped (a little) if Air India had been allowed to die a natural?

Bipat

Goyal and wife step down at last!

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-j...-idUSKCN1R61N7