New Delhi: Grounded Kingfisher faces yet another hurdle in getting airborne again. State-run Airports Authority of India's (AAI) has decided that the airline will not be allowed to resume flights till it clears its Rs 273 crore dues. AAI's threat will apply to private airports too as it provides air traffic control and without that clearance pilots can't even start aircraft engines.
Before this, the Kingfisher needs to cross three hurdles to resume flights — strike a deal with its unpaid employees to get them back to work, lift the partial lockout, which was to end on Friday but has been extended to next Saturday and then get a clearance from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
It is reliably learnt that AAI's tough move has been cleared by the aviation ministry — whose soft handling of the Kingfisher crisis has been questioned by aviation industry insiders. Kingfisher owes AAI Rs 273 crore. It issued cheques for Rs 107 crore, which bounced and a criminal case has been filed in which Kingfisher chief Vijay Mallya has sought exemption from personal appearance.
13/10/12 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India
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Before this, the Kingfisher needs to cross three hurdles to resume flights — strike a deal with its unpaid employees to get them back to work, lift the partial lockout, which was to end on Friday but has been extended to next Saturday and then get a clearance from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
It is reliably learnt that AAI's tough move has been cleared by the aviation ministry — whose soft handling of the Kingfisher crisis has been questioned by aviation industry insiders. Kingfisher owes AAI Rs 273 crore. It issued cheques for Rs 107 crore, which bounced and a criminal case has been filed in which Kingfisher chief Vijay Mallya has sought exemption from personal appearance.
13/10/12 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India
