Winners, losers and fence sitters

The downfall of Jet Airways has produced at least one long-term winner, one short-term gainer and a few fence sitters

Even as the industry mourns the downfall of Jet Airways, there are winners, losers and a few fence sitters emerging from the episode. Passengers — like employees — were among the biggest losers as airfares skyrocketed. To cite one instance, the return flight between Dehradun and Delhi (30-minute-flight) was Rs 14,000 and Rs 21,000 on two different days last week. I decided to stay home!

Jet’s shutdown led to a shortage of capacity and vacating of routes, freeing-up of airport slot timings and an oversupply of Boeing commanders, first officers and cabin crew. Moreover, almost the entire Jet fleet that was