New Delhi: The state-owned Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) on Thursday cut off Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) supply to Kinfisher Airlines leading to cancellation of Kinfisher flights flying out of Delhi.
Kingisher has stopped check-ins at the T-3 of Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport after six flights were delayed due to fuel shortage.
Vijay Mallya-owned Kingfisher Airlines owes HPCL roughly Rs 100 to Rs 130 crore against the ATF supplied to the airlines.
Sources said Kingfisher and HPCL officials are working to resolve the issue.
However, this is not the first time that a state-owned oil company has cut fuel supply to an airline. The ailing national carrier, Air India, had to cut down its flight operations between May 27 and June 2 when fuel supplies were disrupted by oil PSUs due to non-payment. As many as 147 out of an average 320 daily flights were cancelled then.
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