Jaitley promised to look into Jet Airways' issues: CEO
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has assured to look into cash-strapped Jet Airways' issues that have forced the airline to halt operations temporarily, its chief executive Vinay Dube said Saturday.
Dube, along with Maharashtra Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar, civil aviation secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola, the airline's chief financial officer Amit Agarwal, representatives of pilots, engineers, cabin crew and ground staff unions met Jaitley at his residence in Delhi.
At least one month's salary was needed to be paid to the employees for retaining them, Dube said, speaking to reporters later.
"To keep them where they are and to give them hope we need to pay them at least a month's salary or more. The finance minister has assured us to look into that," Dube said after the meeting.
Jet Airways, which ceased all operations Wednesday, has not paid to its entire staff for March.
Jet would require around Rs 170 crore to clear at least one month's salary of its employees, Dube