Jet Airways Gets Security Clearance Days After Test Flight, Plans To Re-Launch Commercial Flights

Jet Airways is now promoted by the Jalan-Kalrock Consortium. Naresh Goyal owned the airline in its previous incarnation, and the last flight occurred on April 17, 2019.

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New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry has granted security clearance to Jet Airways, which plans to relaunch commercial flying operations in the coming months, as per the official document, news agency PTI reported.

Jet Airways is now promoted by the Jalan-Kalrock Consortium. Naresh Goyal owned the airline in its previous incarnation, and the last flight occurred on April 17, 2019.

Last Thursday, the airline flew a test flight to and from Hyderabad International Airport in order to get an air operator certificate.

The civil aviation ministry told the airline on May 6 that the Union home ministry had granted the carrier security clearance.

The letter, which has been accessed by PTI, said, it is "directed to refer to your application to convey security clearance for change in shareholding pattern of the company/firm, for scheduled operator permit, on the basis of security clearance received from the Ministry of Home Affairs".

The test flight on Thursday was meant to demonstrate to aviation regulator DGCA that the aircraft and its components are in good working order.

The airline must perform proving flights after the test flight on Thursday, after which the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) will give the air operator certificate.

The DGCA and airline executives serve as passengers and cabin crew members on the proving flights, which are identical to commercial flights.

(With Inputs From PTI)