India's SpiceJet says first of grounded Boeing planes to restart on Jan 29

Spicejet

28/01/2025 05:42

Jan 28 (Reuters) - Indian budget carrier SpiceJet
 SPJT.BO  said on Tuesday that the first of four grounded Boeing
737 MAX aircraft would resume operations on Wednesday, Jan. 29.
    SpiceJet aims to restart the other three 737 MAXs and 10
aircraft in total by mid-April, it said in a statement.
    Several SpiceJet aircraft have been grounded or deregistered
due to unpaid dues to lessors. As of November, the airline had a
fleet of 60 aircraft.
    The carrier has done a series of fund raises to settle its
dues and bring its grounded jets back to operation.

 (Reporting by Nandan Mandayam in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio
D'Souza)
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