Will try to clear salaries within few days: KFA

October 02, 2012 22:18

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation, which is the regulatory body for airlines, has told top executives of Kingfisher Airlines that it will be allowed to operate only after ensuring its employees return to work.

270 of its engineers have been on strike since Sunday, triggering its latest crisis.

After the meeting with the DGCA, Sanjay Aggarwal, Kingfisher's CEO said the airline planned to pay staff "in the next few days."

He added the airline will take a call on resuming operations on October 4.

The debt-ridden airlines has declared a temporary lockout and is selling no tickets till that date; the engineers strike has meant that all Kingfisher aircraft are grounded.

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