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    Kingfisher flights affected after oil supplies stopped

    Synopsis

    The Vijay Mallya-owned airline has been put on cash-and-carry payment option by oil companies for the past ten months.

    NEW DELHI: Flights of Kingfisher Airline were disrupted this evening and atleast six of them were "delayed" apparently due to stoppage of fuel supply by oil companies over non-payment of dues.

    Airport sources said tonight that the airline had stopped check-in of passengers for all flights scheduled late evening.

    Kingfisher spokesperson and officials were not immediately available for comments.

    The Vijay Mallya-owned airline has been put on cash-and-carry payment option by oil companies for the past ten months.

    The cash-and-carry payment system means that the payments are cleared on a daily basis for oil supplies and no credit is given.


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