Low-cost carrier SpiceJet has hired as many as 500 pilots, cabin crew, technical and other ground staff in recent weeks with most of them coming from now-grounded Jet Airways.
"As we expand and grow, we are giving first preference to those who have recently lost their jobs due to the unfortunate closure of Jet Airways. We have already provided jobs to more than 100 pilots, more than 200 cabin crew and more than 200 technical and airport staff," said Ajay Singh, Chairman and Managing Director, SpiceJet.
He added that SpiceJet will induct a large number of planes soon.
The airline on Thursday said it would induct as many as 27 planes in a record time of less than two weeks. The low-cost carrier is the second biggest carrier by domestic market share of 13.7 per cent (as on Feberuary, 2019).
It has a fleet of 48 Boeing 737s, 27 Bombardier Q-400s and one B737 freighter.
The Gurgaon-based carrier has fast captured the traffic by aggressively expanding its fleet. Following the fall of rival Jet Airways, it has bagged most of the grounded carrier's unused slots.
"SpiceJet has got 24 slots compared to 20 of IndiGo," an airline industry source said.
IndiGo too, will be operating 10 additional flights out of Mumbai and eight additional flights from Delhi from May 2019. These flights will also connect to IndiGo's existing domestic and international network.
Air India, on the other hand, announced that it will be offering special fares to passengers of Jet Airways stranded on foreign soils.
“Air India, as a goodwill gesture is offering special fares to Jet Airways passengers with confirmed tickets left stranded at foreign stations also served by Air India till 28th April '19.For details please contact nearest Air India booking office and Customer care Centre,” it tweeted on Friday.