Mumbai/New Delhi: India's airline regulator on Friday caved in to widespread pressure for action against bankrupt Kingfisher Airlines, asking the management to explain why its operating licence should not be cancelled in view of a complete shutdown of operations and non-payment of salaries.
The notice was issued on Friday and Kingfisher has 15 days to respond with a detailed plan. The airline has been asked to explain abrupt cancellation of flights and non-adherence to schedules, DGCA officials said. If they are unable to give a satisfactory response, their licence stands to be cancelled or suspended, the officials added.
A Kingfisher AirlinesBSE -4.68 % statement said: "have received a show cause notice from the DGCA which we have to reply to within 15 days. We will send a detailed response to the DGCA well in time. We will also submit a comprehensive plan for restoration of services after negotiations with our employees."
Kingfisher Airlines suspended all its flights on Monday after a flash strike by engineers over unpaid salaries. The airline has been facing one crisis after another since November last year. It has little cash and has not paid some employees for nearly seven months now.
06/10/12 Economic Times
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The notice was issued on Friday and Kingfisher has 15 days to respond with a detailed plan. The airline has been asked to explain abrupt cancellation of flights and non-adherence to schedules, DGCA officials said. If they are unable to give a satisfactory response, their licence stands to be cancelled or suspended, the officials added.
A Kingfisher AirlinesBSE -4.68 % statement said: "have received a show cause notice from the DGCA which we have to reply to within 15 days. We will send a detailed response to the DGCA well in time. We will also submit a comprehensive plan for restoration of services after negotiations with our employees."
Kingfisher Airlines suspended all its flights on Monday after a flash strike by engineers over unpaid salaries. The airline has been facing one crisis after another since November last year. It has little cash and has not paid some employees for nearly seven months now.
06/10/12 Economic Times
