Mumbai: TruJet may start flying routes as it has been able to negotiate lease agreements with lessors for five aircraft. Lessors of the low-cost carrier had grounded five out of seven aircraft over unpaid dues.
According to a person in the know, “TruJet has cleared its past dues and has further negotiated the lease agreements with the lessors. Negotiations with one have reached an agreement while the conversations with the other lessor are still on,” the source said, adding that it is likely that TruJet will be able to resume normal operation by this month-end.
While TruJet did not respond to queries sent by BusinessLine, one of the spokespersons at Elix, the lessor said, “We cannot comment on specifics with a lessee. The two aircraft you mention will return to service in accordance with their original lease terms.” An email response sent to its other lessor, DAE, did not get a response.
TruJet has aircraft of the ATR family in its fleet. Together, TruJet owed dues to the tune of over ₹270 crore to the lessors. TruJet was badly hit because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
According to the DGCA data for July, TruJet cancelled 37 per cent of its flights. It carried only 0.10 lakh passengers compared to 0.15 lakh in June.
04/09/20 Forum Gandhi/Business Line
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According to a person in the know, “TruJet has cleared its past dues and has further negotiated the lease agreements with the lessors. Negotiations with one have reached an agreement while the conversations with the other lessor are still on,” the source said, adding that it is likely that TruJet will be able to resume normal operation by this month-end.
While TruJet did not respond to queries sent by BusinessLine, one of the spokespersons at Elix, the lessor said, “We cannot comment on specifics with a lessee. The two aircraft you mention will return to service in accordance with their original lease terms.” An email response sent to its other lessor, DAE, did not get a response.
TruJet has aircraft of the ATR family in its fleet. Together, TruJet owed dues to the tune of over ₹270 crore to the lessors. TruJet was badly hit because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
According to the DGCA data for July, TruJet cancelled 37 per cent of its flights. It carried only 0.10 lakh passengers compared to 0.15 lakh in June.
04/09/20 Forum Gandhi/Business Line
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