<p class="title">Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu on Friday directed civil aviation secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola to review issues concerning Jet Airways, which has been operating with less than 10 planes.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Directed Secretary MoCA to review issues related to Jet Airways. Asked him to take necessary steps to minimise passenger inconvenience and ensure their safety," Prabhu tweeted in the morning.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to industry sources, Jet Airways will operate only nine planes -- two Boeing 737s and seven regional Jet ATRs -- on Friday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Jet is operating only nine planes on Friday," a source said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Cash-strapped Jet Airways on Thursday grounded its services to and from the East and Northeast regions. It also suspended its international operations for a day. Consequently, many passengers were left stranded at the airports.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The sources said the airline now owes more than Rs 3,500 crore to passengers on account of flight cancellations alone.</p>.<p class="bodytext">As of Thursday noon, the airline operated just 14 planes-- way down from 123 planes in operations at the peak. </p>
<p class="title">Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu on Friday directed civil aviation secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola to review issues concerning Jet Airways, which has been operating with less than 10 planes.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Directed Secretary MoCA to review issues related to Jet Airways. Asked him to take necessary steps to minimise passenger inconvenience and ensure their safety," Prabhu tweeted in the morning.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to industry sources, Jet Airways will operate only nine planes -- two Boeing 737s and seven regional Jet ATRs -- on Friday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Jet is operating only nine planes on Friday," a source said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Cash-strapped Jet Airways on Thursday grounded its services to and from the East and Northeast regions. It also suspended its international operations for a day. Consequently, many passengers were left stranded at the airports.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The sources said the airline now owes more than Rs 3,500 crore to passengers on account of flight cancellations alone.</p>.<p class="bodytext">As of Thursday noon, the airline operated just 14 planes-- way down from 123 planes in operations at the peak. </p>