Jet to discuss Datta's future on May 23

Mumbai: Jet Airways has convened a board meeting on Friday, May 23, which is expected to consider the future of Executive Director Saroj K Datta, who, sources said, may exit the airline after May 31.
Chairman Naresh Goyal, who was in Mumbai last week, reportedly discussed the issue with Datta, a veteran of over 46 years in the airline industry.
Jet Airways has officially strongly denied Datta's exit. In an interview to Business Standard a few weeks ago Datta, however, was non-committal. "I have been in this sector for 46 years. Is that not long enough?" he asked.
On the specific question of whether he was leaving, Datta merely said: "I do not want to comment on speculation. I will talk about it when the time comes.''
Insiders said if Datta leaves it will primarily be for personal reasons and the fact that he has worked for so many decades in Jet rather than reported opposition to the airline's policy to hire expatriate managers.
Datta himself had denied this as a reason, saying, "All the expats are experienced and we are working together for the improvement of the airline."
19/05/08 Manisha Singhal/Business Standard

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