Jet Airways' revival hopes gains strength as Etihad, NIIF likely to infuse about Rs 4,000 cr; Naresh Goyal to lose all positions
FirstpostIf this investment happens, then the crisis-hit airline’s founder, Naresh Goyal and his wife will have to quit the board of Jet Airways as well as all other executive positions. Reviving the hopes of debt-laden Jet Airways to keep afloat, its equity partner Etihad Airways and a government-run sovereign wealth fund agency are expected to infuse about Rs 4,000 crore, said media reports. Meanwhile, Jet Airways on Monday defaulted on foreign loan repayment due to the liquidity crunch, amid Goyal seeking Rs 750 crore in urgent funding from Etihad citing the airline’s “very precarious” position, said a PTI report. Jet Airways denied a media report on Monday that it had secured a Rs 2,050 crore loan from state-owned Punjab National Bank to help pay overdue plane leasing fees and salaries, Reuters reported.