Kingfisher Airlines' license suspended by DGCA

IndianMascot

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Aviation regulator DGCA today suspended the flying licence of beleaguered Kingfisher Airlines for failing to come up with a viable plan for its financial and operational revival and resolve the impasse with its employees over payment of their salary dues.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has suspended the Scheduled Operator Permit of Kingfisher Airlines till further orders, Civil Aviation Ministry officials said.

Suspension of flying licence implies an immediate halt to all bookings on the entire Kingfisher network as well as through travel agents, the officials said.

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Technoglitch

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its real shame for the indian aviation. Really, the unlucky guys were those under Air deccan prior to acquisition.
 
Technoglitch

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This is the mail sent to employees from the KFA management
"Dear all, You must have heard from the news about the suspension of our licence. I am awaiting confirmation of the same but till then want to inform you that even if it is true, it is a suspension and not a cancellation. A suspension is temporary and we can have it reversed once we submit a concrete plan to DGCA. So let's all hope for some good news with the meeting next week. Take care."
 
Technoglitch

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'Girl hunt'

Son Sidhartha Mallya — for whom Kingfisher was his 18th birthday gift from a doting dad — was oblivious of the agony of his unpaid employees.

On Friday, when the die of the licence getting suspended was cast, he tweeted: "Guys check out the 1st promo for The Hunt For The Kingfisher Calendar Girl 2013 featuring your truly." And a day earlier, he tweeted his position: "Nothing beats the post 5oclock pub rush in London....best atmosphere ever!! Love being bk here....sometimes wonder why i ever left...."

While the airline has been facing major trouble since September-end and is grounded from October 1, some of his sample tweets are: "Just spent the morning playing volleyball with 12 bikini clad models on the beach...now I understand why people hate me. HA!" Or this: "Have been fortunate enough to attend GP races all over the globe....Korea is by far the worse. Feeling for everyone who's there...."

KFA employees are speculating that Mallya senior may be in Delhi next weekend for the Greater Noida Grand Prix. They are planning to protest non-payment of wages since March and are particularly upset at the suicide committed by a colleague's wife in Delhi recently due to financial woes.
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All his personal staff was willing to say was that "VJM (his nickname) is abroad", while employees were speculating him to be in London.

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