Chennai: The crisis at Jet Airways and the grounding of B737 Max 8 planes by SpiceJet have hit Chennai airport during peak summer season.
A senior official said the number of flights handled by the airport has come down by 70 a day because of these crises.
“The total number of flights handled by the airport has come down from 500 to 430 a day. This reduction in capacity has hit summer travel. We usually see a lot of domestic passengers during the summer, forcing us to introduce arrangements to prevent congestion at the terminals. This time the crowd has shrunk,” he added.
Jet Airways has grounded seven planes — five ATR planes, one B-777 and one B737 — at Chennai after the company suspended operations. SpiceJet has grounded two of its B737 Max 8 planes in Chennai following an instruction from aviation regulator DGCA, due to a safety concern after the Ethiopian plane crash.
Peak hour travel is most affected by the cut in services. Jet Airways had early morning slots connecting Chennai with Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru — the popular metro routes for business travellers and also gateway airports to nearby tourist destinations. This is in addition to flights to small towns.
Withdrawal of services by the third largest airline in terms of routes flown in Chennai has affected availability of seats and has pushed up the air fare.
24/04/19 Times of India
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A senior official said the number of flights handled by the airport has come down by 70 a day because of these crises.
“The total number of flights handled by the airport has come down from 500 to 430 a day. This reduction in capacity has hit summer travel. We usually see a lot of domestic passengers during the summer, forcing us to introduce arrangements to prevent congestion at the terminals. This time the crowd has shrunk,” he added.
Jet Airways has grounded seven planes — five ATR planes, one B-777 and one B737 — at Chennai after the company suspended operations. SpiceJet has grounded two of its B737 Max 8 planes in Chennai following an instruction from aviation regulator DGCA, due to a safety concern after the Ethiopian plane crash.
Peak hour travel is most affected by the cut in services. Jet Airways had early morning slots connecting Chennai with Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru — the popular metro routes for business travellers and also gateway airports to nearby tourist destinations. This is in addition to flights to small towns.
Withdrawal of services by the third largest airline in terms of routes flown in Chennai has affected availability of seats and has pushed up the air fare.
24/04/19 Times of India
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