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20/02/2012

More Kingfisher flights cancelled, DGCA acts

Bangalore: The trouble for the Kingfisher Airlines failed to end on Monday as 17 more flights were cancelled in Mumbai and Bangalore while two others were rescheduled in the morning. This came a day after as many as 28 flights were cancelled on Sunday.

Meanwhile, Kingfisher operations at the Kolkata airport have been shut till March 3.

The series of flight cancellations have landed Kingfisher airlines in trouble with the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), which has initiated an inquiry, asking for a full report.

The DGCA is yet to receive a reply from Kingfisher and the airline may even face cancellation of its licence.

The cash strapped airline has been cancelling flights without even informing the travelers and this has prompted the DGCA to initiate an enquiry.

According to sources, the top aviation regulator has asked for a full report, maintaining that cancelling scheduled flights without informing the regulator is a clear violation of rules.

Union Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh is also being consulted on what action to take.

Even while the termination of Kingfisher's license is possible if the situation deteriorates further, the airline has expressed hopes that situation will soon be under control.

“We are not going to pull out operations from any base and about 10 aircraft will be back in service soon. We are in talks with investors and the airline will soon get recapitalized,” said CEO Sanjay Aggarwal.

Kingfisher airlines have grounded over 30 aircrafts leading to cancellations across the country.

The Kingfisher Airlines is already crippled after tax authorities attached its bank accounts over non-payment of dues last week. Unpaid employees also went on a flash strike in Kolkata. Services in other metros and tier 2 cities have been hit as well.

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