Government today said Air India lost several crores of rupees in the last two fiscals due to air traffic congestion.

According to the ministry of civil aviation, the losses incurred on aviation fuel due to air traffic congestion during 2007-08 was Rs 56.71 crore and Rs 68.62 crore in 2008-09.

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