SpiceJet to hire up to 2,000 Jet pilots, crew

Seoul, June 2

SpiceJet plans to hire up to 2,000 staff, including pilots and cabin crew, of the defunct Jet Airways as the no-frills carrier continues to expand its operations. The airline has taken at least 22 planes that were earlier used by Jet Airways, which temporarily shuttered its operations due to a cash crunch in April.

“We have taken a significant number of people from Jet Airways. They were well qualified professional people. We will continue to take more Jet staff in the times to come.

“We have taken around 1,100 people so far. Expectation is that we will go up to 2,000 people. It will be pilots, cabin crew, (people) from airport services, security,” SpiceJet Chairman and Managing Director Ajay Singh said.

Currently, SpiceJet has around 14,000 staff and a fleet of 100 planes. It is the fourth airline after Air India, now defunct Jet Airways and IndiGo to have 100 aircraft. — PTI