The country's private airline SpiceJet is going through a crisis. With declining operational capacity, the company has decided to send few employees on furlough.
The airline has 6,800 employees. It has only 13 aircraft left, which include 10 Boeing and 3 Q400. Additionally, 14 aircraft are operating on wet-lease (with crew).
Senior officers have not received salaries since January and other employees are receiving their salaries with a delay of 2-3 months. The company has outstanding dues of more than ₹100 crore in GST, TDS and PF. TDS has not been deposited since April 2025 and GST for 5 months.
The airline has terminated the three-month notice period of dozens of engineers who had resigned. Following the March 31 order, these employees have been asked to leave their jobs immediately.
SpiceJet's share in the domestic market has fallen to just 3.9%. In comparison, the newer airline Akasa has a 4.9% share with 37 aircraft and 5,000 employees. Former employees are also expressing dissatisfaction over not receiving their full and final dues.
10/04/2026 Bhaskar English
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