KFA cancels 50 flights a day
Written by psuIndiaAdmin Thursday, 10 November 2011 13:27
Thousands of air passengers across the country found their travel plans in disarray when cash-strapped Kingfisher airline said it was cancelling 50 flights every day starting Wednesday, up from 34 announced a day earlier.
As of now, these flights - all domestic except a couple of international ones - would remain cancelled till November 19. The airline said in a couple of days, it would give details of cancellations to take place in the coming weeks. Adding to the disruption was a series of delays in Air India flights, attributed by the airline to staff shortage.
As passengers were not informed in time about the Kingfisher cancellations, there was chaos at airports across the country. Caught off-guard, many passengers were grounded while others hurriedly rebooked on other airlines paying a premium of up to 20%.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has sent Kingfisher a notice over the sudden cancellations and asked it to respond by Thursday, following which the aviation authorities will determine the action to be taken against the airline.
Source : TNN
As of now, these flights - all domestic except a couple of international ones - would remain cancelled till November 19. The airline said in a couple of days, it would give details of cancellations to take place in the coming weeks. Adding to the disruption was a series of delays in Air India flights, attributed by the airline to staff shortage.
As passengers were not informed in time about the Kingfisher cancellations, there was chaos at airports across the country. Caught off-guard, many passengers were grounded while others hurriedly rebooked on other airlines paying a premium of up to 20%.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has sent Kingfisher a notice over the sudden cancellations and asked it to respond by Thursday, following which the aviation authorities will determine the action to be taken against the airline.
Source : TNN
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