New Delhi: : Kingfisher Airlines has moved its booking timetable on its website to October 20, with a prominent disclaimer warning, "All flights are subject to regulatory approval" . The cash-strapped carrier, which has not paid salaries to its employees for the past seven months, had grounded operations from October 1, in the wake of employees' unrest and decided to take bookings from October 5, which was deferred to October 8 and then to October 12. DGCA has issued a show cause notice asking the debtladen airline to reply by October 20.
"It will be presumed that you have nothing to say in your defence and suitable action, as deemed fit, shall be taken against your organisation exparte," the notice read. However, while civil aviation minister Ajit Singh has made it clear that the airline cannot take off without convincing the government of a sustainable recovery plan, which should include payment of salary dues, the airline has all of a sudden opened bookings without intimation to aviation watchdog DGCA.
11/10/12 Anindya Upadhyay/Economic Times
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"It will be presumed that you have nothing to say in your defence and suitable action, as deemed fit, shall be taken against your organisation exparte," the notice read. However, while civil aviation minister Ajit Singh has made it clear that the airline cannot take off without convincing the government of a sustainable recovery plan, which should include payment of salary dues, the airline has all of a sudden opened bookings without intimation to aviation watchdog DGCA.
11/10/12 Anindya Upadhyay/Economic Times
