Jet: Govt flies in to take credit

Mumbai: Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel on Friday welcomed Jet Airlines chief Naresh Goyal's announcement to reinstate sacked employees and acknowledged the government's role in influencing the decision.
"I did speak to Naresh Goyal and impressed upon him. We need a permanent solution as losses in airlines are severe," said Praful Patel, Union Civil Aviation Minister.
The government was under huge pressure to see that the crisis did not snowball as many political parties had aired their reservation against the move.
Two days after Jet Airways sacked over 800 employees and said the number would rise to 1900 there came a sudden reversal.
The sudden layoffs made headlines and were a blow to the company's image drawing reactions both from the Government and political parties.
Goyal said the decision had not been prompted by political pressure but by his own conscience.
17/10/08 Samriti Grover/NDTV.com

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