Jet Airways is eyeing a possible leasing of its surplus aircraft to other carriers, after recent route rationalisation which has seen numerous planes grounded.
Plans to launch a service to Saudi Arabia and a second service to Dubai have been postponed due to the current global economic climate, and another service to Shanghai has been dropped from the network.
Confirming the talks Saroj K. Datta, Jet Airways Executive Director, named Oman Air, Turkish Airlines and Gulf Air as two carriers which Jet has hosted meetings with.
“We have some surplus aircraft and wanted to know whether Oman Air would be interested in leasing them,” said Mr Datta.
“We already have leased two A330s to Gulf and three A777s to Turkish Airlines.”
“But [a lease] is subject to government approval, so I can’t talk more on this at this stage. Apart from that, the board of directors of both companies also need to approve this,” he adds.
Jet Airways also notes that because they are cutting capacity, it’s logical that staff operations will also need to be cut.
Jet Airways currently operates with a fleet of 85 planes to over 60 destinations.
