Ill-treatment of Air Deccan pains me: Gopinath

Bangalore Capt G R Gopinath has expressed apparent anguish over the way the low-cost carrier Air Deccan that he founded was treated after its acquisition by Vijay Mallya-promoted UB Group’s Kingfisher.
Capt Gopinath, at the launch of his book here, recalled that at the time of the acquisition in mid-2007, he termed his move on the sale as like giving away daughter in a wedding.
But he added that when she is ill-treated, one is at pain.
But he didn’t elaborate on 'ill-treatment' of Air Deccan, a 'baby' he was attached to as an entrepreneur.
It was no secret that Capt Gopinath was not happy with Kingfisher’s move to abandon the low-cost model. Air Deccan was reincarnated as Kingfisher Red.
16/01/10 Express India

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Categories: Deccan Aviation Jan 2010, Kingfisher Red Jan 2010