Fuel supply ban due to fund issues, not ops performance: Lohani

August 26, 2019 18:03

The ban on jet fuel supply to Air India at six airports by the oil marketing firms was on account of fund crunch and not due to carrier's operational performance, airline chief Ashwani Lohani said.

Lohani in a Facebook post on Sunday also wrote that regardless of the situation the Maharaja must keep afloat.

The oil marketing companies led by Indian Oil Corporation last week stopped supplying fuel to Air India's aircraft at Kochi, Pune, Patna, Ranchi, Vizag and Mohali airports over payment defaults, amid their combined dues mounting to a whopping around Rs 5,000 crore.

The disinvestment-bound flag carrier has a debt pile Rs 58,351 crore as on March 31 this year, while the cumulative loss is to the tune of Rs 70,000 crore with no fiscal support to the airline coming from the government his year.

"The constraints on fueling imposed on AI by the OMC's at six stations is because of an overall shortage of funds but does not in any way mean reflect on the operational performance and recent efforts of the airline," Lohani said.

-- PTI

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