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Jet Airways staff call on Nirmala Sitharaman and Hardeep Puri

Jet shut operations in April 17 leaving over 14,000 employees in lurch

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1 min read Last Updated : Jun 03 2019 | 10:15 PM IST

A delegation of Shiv Sena MPs and Jet Airways’ employees met Civil Aviation Minister and Finance Minister on Monday seeking revival of the airline. Jet shut operations in April 17 leaving over 14,000 employees in lurch.

“The closure of Jet Airways has led to loss of jobs. The airline had large international network and now foreign airlines are main beneficiaries of Jet’s closure. This is also a revenue loss to the government,” said Santosh Chalke, general secretary of Shiv Sena’s labour unit Bharatiya Kamagar Sena. The delegation gave a representation to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep

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