New Delhi: The government may not have extended support to now-defunct Jet Airways, but it has promised to facilitate employment to job-less airline staff. The Civil Aviation Ministry is in touch with other private airlines such as SpiceJet and IndiGo to assist Jet staff get meaningful employment. Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday said that a website would be launched listing staff of Jet Airways and help find employment in other private entities. Referring to Jet Airways, Puri said he was sensitive to (business) failure and willing to see what can be done within the governmental system to cushion that failure. Having run out of cash, Jet Airways suspended its entire operations on April 17.

Source: Mint July 16, 2019 18:56 UTC