India Ministry of Civil Aviation: Sale of Slots by Jet to Ethihad at Heathrow Airport

22-Jul-2013 Recently the issue of slot trading at Heathrow Airport by Jet Airways to Ethihad Airways is being raised by various fora including Members of Parliament, Media and Parliament Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture during the Demand for Grants 2013-14 of the Ministry of Civil Aviation. The main allegation is that the slots at Heathrow Airport are owned by the Government of India and not Jet Airways and that they have been sold by Jet Airways for consideration to foreign carrier (Ethihad) without permission of the Government of India and without reimbursement of this consideration to Government of India, which amounts to cheating.