Jet Airways suspends all flights

Thursday, 18 April 2019 07:00

The Indian airline Jet Airways has temporarily suspended all flights as funding issues continue.

The airline said its last flight would operate on Wednesday as it was not able to pay for fuel and other critical services.

Jet Airways said it had no choice but to suspend the flights but hopes to start flying again.

The company has $1.2bn (£900m) debt and has been in talks with lenders for weeks.

Jet Airways is India's biggest private airline with 123 planes, but reports say that just five aircraft have been in use.

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