Grounded Jet Airways’ founder and former chairman Naresh Goyal and his wife Anita were offloaded from an Emirates flight on Saturday, after the immigration officials barred them from leaving India.
The authorities have issued a lookout circular against the Jet Airways founders.
Official sources said Goyal and his wife had boarded an Emirates aircraft EK 507 at 3:30 pm. The aircraft was already on the taxiway and preparing for take-off from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport.
The aircraft was called back by air traffic control. The two were off-loaded following an advice from the immigration authorities. The Airways, which temporarily suspended its flight operations on April 17, is trapped in a debt of more than Rs 15,000 crore.
It owes money to suppliers, pilots and oil companies. Lenders of the now-grounded Jet Airways have taken a controlling stake in the airline, and are currently in the process of selling a stake to recover their dues.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) are currently examining the books of the debt-trapped Jet Airways and its wing Jet Privilege. The MCA is examining the books for any alleged fund diversion.
There was a vehement demand in certain quarters recently that the Mumbai Police impound the passports of Goyal and other senior officials of the beleaguered airlines to prevent them from leaving the country.
