The winter schedule for airlines is from last Sunday of October till last Saturday of March
Jet Airways spokesperson said, 'The Company continues to enjoy the complete support and cooperation of all its employees, including pilots and engineers'
Jet Airways has been defaulting on salary disbursement to its senior management along with pilots and engineer since August
Once a key market for Jet Airways, the lower demand and high competition have made a good number of routes in the Gulf economically unviable
Abu Dhabi-based airline may also bring in an Indian entity to invest in the troubled carrier
Jet Airways is 24 per cent owned by Etihad Airways
Some pilots and senior executives were paid only 75 per cent of their September salary, and are yet to be paid full salary for October
Jet Airways has failed to stick to the staggered payment schedule
Late last month, the airline had laid off 20 employees
Yogvedanta Poddar was forced to deboard and handed over to the Central Industrial Security Force
Saddled with a debt of about Rs 80.52 billion ($1.14 billion) as of Sept. 30, Jet is desperately searching for a deal that could help mitigate its severe liquidity crunch
The move comes weeks after Travel Food Services discontinued the facility for Jet Airways passengers due to non-payment of dues
The departure comes as the airline struggles to keep itself afloat, with rising debt levels and higher oil prices weighing on profits
Etihad can increase its stake in Jet by another 25 per cent to take it up to 49 per cent - the foreign direct investment cap for foreign airlines
Tata Sons has confirmed its interest in acquiring the beleaguered airline but has said no concrete proposal has been made by the group so far
As things stand now, apart from a clean chit from the internal committee, the Tatas would need some more conditions to be fulfilled for the transaction with Jet to fructify
The airline will also have to undergo a forensic audit for any debt recast to be cleared. Since February 12, virtually all loan recast has come to a halt
This could prohibit Goyal from not only running an airline but also staying out of the travel business for five years
Currently, the airline is facing financial troubles due to an increase in jet fuel prices, a weaker rupee, and low fares
The Naresh Goyal-controlled carrier has been reporting losses since last three successive quarters and defaulting on salary payments to a section of its staff