New Delhi: Kingfisher troubles don't seem to end. After Airports Authority of India (AAI) asking it to vacate hangars at Chennai and Kolkata, the GMR-run Delhi airport has asked it to give up the huge business lounge it has on the international side of terminal 3 (T3).
The airline, which has not operated a single flight since October 1 and whose licence is suspended, had stopped international flights this March.
"Our business teams have told Kingfisher that it makes commercial sense for them to vacate the huge 90-100 square meter space they have occupied at T3 (international side) for business lounge since they don't have international flights. Their plan is to restart operations with about seven planes. Under current rules, an airline can't fly abroad till it has 20 aircraft in its fleet. So even if Kingfisher is able to restart operations, going overseas is a long way off," said a senior GMR official.
02/11/12 Saurabh Sinha/Economic Times
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The airline, which has not operated a single flight since October 1 and whose licence is suspended, had stopped international flights this March.
"Our business teams have told Kingfisher that it makes commercial sense for them to vacate the huge 90-100 square meter space they have occupied at T3 (international side) for business lounge since they don't have international flights. Their plan is to restart operations with about seven planes. Under current rules, an airline can't fly abroad till it has 20 aircraft in its fleet. So even if Kingfisher is able to restart operations, going overseas is a long way off," said a senior GMR official.
02/11/12 Saurabh Sinha/Economic Times
