New Delhi: Finally, there is some relief for passengers planning to book on Kingfisher Airlines. The airline has informed the aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) that it has taken off those flights from the booking system which fall into the category of planned cancellation.
Planned cancellation means when an airline sends an aircraft for regular check, maintenance or reconfiguration and no alternative aircraft is available, the flights planned to be operated with the aircraft have to be cancelled.
According to the DGCA rule, approval from the regulator must be sought for the cancellation or alteration of schedule at least seven days in advance.
The airline is believed to have planned the cancellation for 27 domestic and 4 international flights between November 4 and November 19. These flights include direct flight from Delhi and Mumbai to Bangkok, four flights on Delhi-Mumbai and four flights on the Mumbai-Delhi route.
Kingfisher did not take the approval of the regulator before withdrawing these flights. Nor did it take off these flights from the booking system. This resulted in passengers continuing to get the option of making bookings on these flights.
They came to know about the cancellation only after making the booking.
14/11/11 Business Line
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