New Delhi/Mumbai: Blaming a small section of employees for disrupting normal operations, Kingfisher Airlines, on Tuesday, assured the Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) that it would start payment of salaries within the next few days and restore normal operations soon.
The airline had, on Monday, declared a partial lock-out till October 4 after it was faced with a strike by engineers and pilots. On Tuesday, Kingfisher CEO Sanjay Aggarwal and Executive Vice-President Hitesh Patel met DGCA chief Arun Mishra and laid out their plans for the future to restore normal operations.
They reportedly told the DGCA that the strike by a section of employees had disrupted the flight schedule and the airline had stopped sale of tickets for the present.
“We have shared the steps which we are going to take in the next few days with the DGCA. We have explained our position to the DGCA. We will clear the pending salaries in the next few days. I myself have not got the salary,’’ Mr. Aggarwal told reporters after the meeting with the DGCA.
02/10/12 Sujay Mehdudia/Lalatendu Mishra/The HIndu
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The airline had, on Monday, declared a partial lock-out till October 4 after it was faced with a strike by engineers and pilots. On Tuesday, Kingfisher CEO Sanjay Aggarwal and Executive Vice-President Hitesh Patel met DGCA chief Arun Mishra and laid out their plans for the future to restore normal operations.
They reportedly told the DGCA that the strike by a section of employees had disrupted the flight schedule and the airline had stopped sale of tickets for the present.
“We have shared the steps which we are going to take in the next few days with the DGCA. We have explained our position to the DGCA. We will clear the pending salaries in the next few days. I myself have not got the salary,’’ Mr. Aggarwal told reporters after the meeting with the DGCA.
02/10/12 Sujay Mehdudia/Lalatendu Mishra/The HIndu
