Kingfisher Airlines says flights resume

DHAKA: India’s debt-crippled Kingfisher Airlines’ scheduled flights will operate normally with immediate effect, the company said in a statement late on Saturday.

The firm had to cancel its 41 scheduled flights on Saturday, after some staff did not report for work in response to the company failing to pay their salaries.

The airline is under immense pressure from lenders to work out a turnaround plan, reports The Straits Times.

Kingfisher, which has never made a profit, has its share of India’s domestic airline industry has fallen from second to last among the six big carriers after it was forced to ground most of its fleet.

BDST: 1748 HRS, JUL 15, 2012

Edited by Robab Rosan, Cultural Affairs Editor