Grounded airlines Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal and his wife Anita Goyal were stopped at an airport while they were trying to board an international flight from Mumbai to Dubai.

London-based AdiGro Group, which own AdiGro Aviation, has offered to restart the operations of grounded Jet Airways by July 1. In the offer it mentions that the company will restart functioning with eight to nine thousand employees and 70 aircraft.

National carrier Air India announced hefty discounts on the last minute ticket bookings, giving a huge relief to passengers from heavy prices post grounding of Jet Airways.

Writing a letter to the Director, Operations of Air India, the IPG, referring to information about the airline planning to hire B-777 rated Captains and co-pilots on contract basis, said it will be a brutal waste of money when the company is facing a tough financial situation.

Jet Airways’ last flight (S2 3502) from Amritsar to Mumbai landed at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) at around 12:20 am on Thursday, after the airlines suspended all its operations due to lack of funds.

Fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya on Tuesday extended his sympathies to Naresh Goyal who founded cash-strapped Jet Airways. He also demanded an answer on why the government bailed out Air India but not doing anything for Jet Airways.

Banks are keen and willing to help Jet Airways, provided promoters show firm commitment in infusing funds with a clear-cut roadmap, two bankers with direct knowledge of the matter said on condition of anonymity. The promoters include Etihad, which has a 24% stake in the airline.

In a staff letter, reported by the Reuters, the company said, "The interim funding has not been forthcoming thus far, and as a result of this we have extended cancellation of international operations through Thursday, April, 19."

The airline's pilots, engineers and other employees gathered outside the party headquarters earlier on Monday to show solidarity to support the Jet Airways. The employees were last paid in December 2018.

The pilots, engineers and senior management have not received their salaries since January. The debt-ridden carrier has also not paid March salary to employees of other categories as well.