Air traffic operations at Mumbai airport, India’s busiest airport, were seriously affected following heavy rains
Flight cancellations
Aviation
Jet Airways waits for a buyer as rivals muscle in on territory
A boom of budget airlines in the mid-2000s, on top on rising fuel prices and a weakening rupee, kept adding to Jet Airways’ costs in the notoriously price-sensitive market
Abu Dhabi
Etihad assisting Jet Airways passengers in wake of airline’s collapse
The State Bank of India-led consortium is looking to sell a controlling stake in Jet and has shortlisted four potential buyers, including Etihad Airways, which already owns 24%
Aviation
Five things that went wrong for India’s Jet Airways
As Jet Airways seeks an immediate injection of $57.5m to continue its few remaining services, here’s a look at where it all went wrong for the Indian carrier
Air Travelers
Gallery: How flight disruptions impact passengers and airlines in the Middle East
Flight delays and cancellations are usually caused by factors such as aircraft technical issues, bad weather or medical emergencies.
Aviation
India’s Jet Airways holds crisis meeting after fund rejection
Sources have said the airline had only enough fuel to keep its seven remaining jets running until Tuesday afternoon
Aviation
Jet Airways pilots threaten strike amid more flight cancellations
Jet Airways, which has debts of more than $1bn, also cancelled more international flights to Europe and North America for this week
Air Travelers
Middle East carriers losing $2.76bn due to flight delays, cancellations
40% of passengers in the Middle East said they had been impacted by flight disruptions
Airbus
Kuwait Airways forced to cancel flights over Airbus A320 delivery delay
Airbus informed Kuwait Airways that it will delay deliveries until later this year
Aviation
Oman Air cancels almost 500 flights over Boeing 737 Max suspension
Oman Air issued an update of flights cancelled during April
Abu Dhabi
Crisis at India’s Jet worsens as it grounds more planes, faces strike
Jet, which employs more than 20,000 people, is facing debts of more than $1bn and has now been forced to ground a total of 78 of its 119 aircraft after failing to pay lenders and aircraft lessors
Aviation
Pakistani airspace restrictions keep routes closed, carriers off balance
Clashes between Pakistan and India brought the nuclear-armed rivals to the brink of war
Abu Dhabi
Jet Airways suspends flights to Abu Dhabi
A large-scale grounding of its aircrafts directly affects the Mumbai-based carrier’s investment partner, Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways
Aviation
Opinion: Jet Airways, a lesson in crisis (mis)management
A failure to prepare staff for the bad times can result in long-lasting damage to a brand
Aviation
Oman re-opens Salalah Airport following runway incident
An aircraft landing at Salalah Airport burst its tyre, resulting in the disruption of six flights
Abu Dhabi
Leasing company threatens to take back aircraft from India’s Jet Airways
Jet Airways lists dozens of flight cancellations through March 30, including flights to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh and Dammam
Aviation
Etihad-backed Jet Airways cancels Dubai flights
Jet Airways says some cancellations were pre-planned, others were due to technical issues
