Kingfisher Airlines' licence suspended by DGCA

KINGFISHERAIRLINES-LICENCE-SUSPENDED:Kingfisher Airlines' licence suspended by DGCA

Kingfisher Airline's licence to operate was suspended on Saturday after the debt-laden carrier failed to satisfy the aviation regulator's concerns about its operations.

Struggling to pay bills, Kingfisher is seven months behind on salary payments, and its fleet has been grounded since the start of the month after a staff protest turned violent.

Its has been suspended until further notice, Arun Mishra, director general of Civil Aviation told Reuters.

The regulator had asked the carrier why its licence to fly should not be cancelled for failing to provide a "safe, efficient and reliable service".