Jet Airways’s new owner puts the onus for airline’s revival on banks

Slapped with additional liabilities, the Jalan-Kalrock consortium suggests lenders take a further cut in their share of the agreed payment. But with the banks playing hardball, is there hope for the airline’s revival?

11 November, 202213 min
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Jet Airways’s new owner puts the onus for airline’s revival on banks

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