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Founded | 1 April 1992 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 5 May 1993 | ||||||
Ceased operations | 17 April 2019 | ||||||
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Focus cities | Amsterdam | ||||||
Frequent-flyer program | Intermiles[3][4] | ||||||
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Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
Traded as | BSE: 532617 NSE: JETTAIRWAYS | ||||||
ISIN | INE802G01018 | ||||||
Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | ||||||
Key people | Murari Lal Jalan (non-executive Chairman) | ||||||
Revenue | ₹252 billion (US$3.0 billion) (FY 2017–18)[5] | ||||||
Profit | ₹−6.3 billion (US$−75 million) (FY 2017–18)[5] | ||||||
Employees | 16,015 (2017)[6] | ||||||
Website | www |
Jet Airways (India) Limited, trading as Jet Airways, was an Indian airline based in Delhi, with a training and developmental centre in Mumbai. Incorporated in April 1992 as a limited liability company, the airline began operations as an air taxi operator in 1993. It began full-fledged operations in 1995 with international flights added in 2004. The airline went public in 2005 and in 2007, when it acquired Air Sahara. The airline was expected to re-commence its flight operations by the end of 2024, which would have made it the first Indian airline to be revived after ceasing operations.[7] On 7th November, 2024, the liquidation if the airline was ordered.
It grew to be one of the largest airlines in India, with a 21.2% passenger market share in February 2016. It operated over 300 flights daily to 74 destinations worldwide from its former main hub at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai and secondary hubs at Chennai International Airport in Chennai, Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, Kempegowda International Airport in Bangalore, Cochin International Airport in Kochi and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata.
With its competitors, mainly SpiceJet and IndiGo, lowering ticket fares in the following years, it was forced to follow suit, hurting overall performance resulting in steep financial losses. It dropped to second place behind IndiGo in October 2017, with a passenger market share of 17.8%. The downward slide continued and resulted in bankruptcy in 2019.[8] Jet Airways ceased operations in April 2019.
In 2020, Jet Airways was taken over by an investment company Kalrock with a view to restart operations in 2022, which however did not happen due to financial problems and ongoing proceedings with the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT).[9] The airline was expected to restart operations by end of 2024, with Jalan-Kalrock's ownership retained.[10][11]
The Supreme Court ordered the liqiudation of airline on 7 November 2024.[12][13]
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