Govt not considering closure of any airline: DGCA

New Delhi: Government is not considering closure of any airline, new DGCA chief Prashant Sukul said on Thursday while rubbishing reports that his predecessor, EK Bharat Bhushan, was removed for taking a tough stand against Kingfisher Airlines.
"No airline operations are being considered for closing," Sukul, who took over after Bhushan was abruptly removed from his key position on Tuesday, told reporters in Delhi.
He denied reports that "action against one of the scheduled airlines (Kingfisher) was under consideration by the DGCA due to non-compliance of safety regulations."
Sukul was replying to a spate of questions on whether Bhushan was shunted out in the backdrop of his reported notice to debt-ridden Kingfisher that its licence could be terminated if it did not take steps within 15 days to induct more planes to run its daily operations and pay up the salaries of its employees on time.
12/07/12 PTI/Daily News & Analysis

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Jul 2012, Kingfisher Jul 2012