Hundreds of Kingfisher passengers were left stranded in major cities on Thursday evening when the airline cancelled several flights following stoppage of aviation fuel supply. File photo
Hundreds of Kingfisher passengers were left stranded here and in major cities such as Chennai and Bangalore on Thursday evening when the airline cancelled several flights following stoppage of aviation fuel supply by the oil companies because their mounting dues had not been cleared by the airline.
At Delhi's IGI airport, Kingfisher had to cancel at least six flights as passengers complained of delays running into two to four hours. At Mumbai too, several flights were disrupted or delayed by three to four hours as harassed passengers were greeted with repeated announcements of lengthy delays of flights.
In Chennai, Kingfisher boarded harried passengers in order to avoid angry scenes at the terminal, only to offload them late at night. Passengers complained about the complete lack of information or assistance from airline authorities.
Kingfisher Airline, owned by the UB group of Vijay Mallya, has been put on “a cash-and-carry payment option” by oil companies for the past 10 months. It means that payments have to be cleared daily for fuel and no credit or tabs are allowed.
13/10/11 Vinay Kumar/The Hindu
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