Delhi HC summons SpiceJet CEO, COO after failure to pay lessors
The bench "specifically denied" the request of the counsel for judgment debtor, SpiceJet, for the appearance of the two senior officers before the court through video conferencing.
SpiceJet on Wednesday reported a net loss of Rs 235.3 crore in the fourth quarter of FY21 against a loss of Rs 807.1 crore in the same quarter of the previous year.
As per the company, business continues to be severely impacted by the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic which has adversely hit operations and travel demand.
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The airline reported a net loss of Rs 998.3 crore in FY2021.
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On a segment-wise basis, the revenue from cargo operations increased by 518 per cent aggregating to Rs 1,117.5 crore for FY2021 with profit of Rs 130.9 crore for the full year against a loss of Rs 134.2 crore for the previous year.
“SpiceJet continues to engage with Boeing to recover damages incurred by the Company due to the grounding of the MAX and also engage with aircraft lessor of the grounded MAX aircraft to restructure the present leases.”
Chairman and Managing Director Ajay Singh said: “The intensity with which the second wave of Covid-19 struck and the unimaginable devastation it has caused, both for the already battered travel industry and generally, will take time to heal.”
“With vaccination touching record numbers and travel demand slowly picking up, we hope that the worst is behind us but we remain extremely cautious about the future,” he added.
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