Delhi International Airport Pvt Ltd sues Kingfisher over bounced cheques

New Delhi: The GMR-run Delhi International Airport Pvt Ltd (DIAL) has dragged Kingfisher to court after some cheques amounting to Rs 3 crore issued by the cash-strapped airline bounced. Earlier, state-run Airports Authority of India (AAI) and GVK-run Mumbai Airport have filed similar complaints against Vijay Mallya-promoted carrier.
While Kingfisher did not comment on the issue, a senior DIAL official said the airline's total dues are about Rs 40 crore and this includes the airport user fee that is collected by airlines on airports' behalf, while selling tickets. "They have drastically reduced operations and today pay about Rs 15 lakh a day for operating some flights in and out of Delhi. While the current cash-and-carry payment is being made, the dues are huge and there is no clarity how they would be diluted," said a senior DIAL official.
The airport's bigger worry is Air India whose dues they claim have shot up to Rs 500 crore and which does not regularly pay current dues too.
08/09/12 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India

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