New Delhi: The CEO of the cash-strapped Kingfisher Airlines is expected to meet the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday. The CEO was summoned by the DGCA after all of Kingfisher Airlines flights were cancelled on Monday after its pilots and engineers refused to report to work over non-payment of salaries since March this year.
Kingfisher Airlines was forced to declare a temporary lockout of its operations till October 4 on Monday evening. The decision of the airlines came few hours after the Civil Aviation Minister, Ajit Singh warned that the company will not be allowed to fly if safety norms were flouted. The Aviation Minister categorically clarified that no Kingfisher flights would take off till the engineers certified on the safety of aircraft.
Reiterating passenger safety was the foremost concern, Singh said that the Vijay Mallya-promoted Kingfisher Airlines can be shut down if safety concerns arise. "We can't allow them to fly until their aircraft is certified. Their engineers (who are on strike) are not certifying the aircraft.
02/10/12 CNN-IBN/IBN Live
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Kingfisher Airlines was forced to declare a temporary lockout of its operations till October 4 on Monday evening. The decision of the airlines came few hours after the Civil Aviation Minister, Ajit Singh warned that the company will not be allowed to fly if safety norms were flouted. The Aviation Minister categorically clarified that no Kingfisher flights would take off till the engineers certified on the safety of aircraft.
Reiterating passenger safety was the foremost concern, Singh said that the Vijay Mallya-promoted Kingfisher Airlines can be shut down if safety concerns arise. "We can't allow them to fly until their aircraft is certified. Their engineers (who are on strike) are not certifying the aircraft.
02/10/12 CNN-IBN/IBN Live
