New Delhi: Drama over fuel supply to SpiceJet continued on Wednesday, with oil-marketing companies (OMCs) that supply aviation turbine fuel to the airline awaiting a request for refuelling from the low-cost carrier.
Oil firms confirmed they had received small tranches of payments from SpiceJet through the day. “Some funds have come from them (SpiceJet) and, therefore, we are ready to refuel. But there has been no request so far from SpiceJet for resumption of fuel supply,” said a senior executive of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL), the country’s third-largest fuel retailer.
Another executive from Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the country’s largest oil marketing company and a fuel supplier of SpiceJet, said IOC was yet to hear from the government on resumption of fuel supply.
Meanwhile, amid reports some flights had resumed operation after 4 pm, SpiceJet Chief Operating Officer (COO) Sanjiv Kapoor tweeted an apology to all passengers inconvenienced by delay in services through the day.
18/12/14 Sudheer Pal Singh/Business Standard
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Oil firms confirmed they had received small tranches of payments from SpiceJet through the day. “Some funds have come from them (SpiceJet) and, therefore, we are ready to refuel. But there has been no request so far from SpiceJet for resumption of fuel supply,” said a senior executive of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL), the country’s third-largest fuel retailer.
Another executive from Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the country’s largest oil marketing company and a fuel supplier of SpiceJet, said IOC was yet to hear from the government on resumption of fuel supply.
Meanwhile, amid reports some flights had resumed operation after 4 pm, SpiceJet Chief Operating Officer (COO) Sanjiv Kapoor tweeted an apology to all passengers inconvenienced by delay in services through the day.
18/12/14 Sudheer Pal Singh/Business Standard
