Bilateral flying rights with five countries that were allocated to Jet Airways, have now been temporarily given to Air India till the end of the summer schedule of this year, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said. As Jet Airways ran out of funds, it shut down its operations on April 17, 2019 which led to a sudden rise in domestic and international airfares. As a result, the government decided to temporarily allocate the domestic slots as well as international flying rights of Jet Airways to other airlines who could start new flights immediately and fill the gap.
