Photo gallery: India's Kingfisher Airlines has its wings clipped
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An Indian customer service representative stands inside the closed window of a Kingfisher Airlines booking counter at the airport in New Delhi on Oct 20, 2012. The flying licence of India's Kingfisher Airlines was suspended after the debt-laden carrier failed to satisfy the aviation regulator's concerns about its operations, an official said. -- PHOTO: AFP
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A Kingfisher Airlines plane sits parked at the airport in New Delhi on Oct 20, 2012. The flying licence of India's Kingfisher Airlines was suspended after the debt-laden carrier failed to satisfy the aviation regulator's concerns about its operations, an official said. -- PHOTO: AFP
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A Kingfisher Airlines plane sits parked at the airport in New Delhi on Oct 20, 2012. The flying licence of India's Kingfisher Airlines was suspended after the debt-laden carrier failed to satisfy the aviation regulator's concerns about its operations, an official said. -- PHOTO: AFP
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In this photograph taken on Feb 21, 2012, an Indian passenger enquires at the Kingfisher Airlines booking counter in the domestic terminal in Mumbai. -- PHOTO: AFP
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In this photograph taken on March 15, 2012, Indian pedestrians walk past a shuttered and locked office of Kingfisher Airlines in New Delhi. The flying licence of Kingfisher Airlines has been suspended after the debt-laden carrier failed to satisfy concerns from the aviation regulator about its operations. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Travellers wait next to the Kingfisher Airlines booking counter at the airport after their flight was cancelled in Mumbai on Oct 1, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
An Indian customer service representative stands inside the closed window of a Kingfisher Airlines booking counter at the airport in New Delhi on Oct 20, 2012. The flying licence of India's Kingfisher Airlines was suspended after the debt-laden carrier failed to satisfy the aviation regulator's concerns about its operations, an official said. -- PHOTO: AFP
A Kingfisher Airlines plane sits parked at the airport in New Delhi on Oct 20, 2012. The flying licence of India's Kingfisher Airlines was suspended after the debt-laden carrier failed to satisfy the aviation regulator's concerns about its operations, an official said. -- PHOTO: AFP
A Kingfisher Airlines plane sits parked at the airport in New Delhi on Oct 20, 2012. The flying licence of India's Kingfisher Airlines was suspended after the debt-laden carrier failed to satisfy the aviation regulator's concerns about its operations, an official said. -- PHOTO: AFP
In this photograph taken on Feb 21, 2012, an Indian passenger enquires at the Kingfisher Airlines booking counter in the domestic terminal in Mumbai. -- PHOTO: AFP
In this photograph taken on March 15, 2012, Indian pedestrians walk past a shuttered and locked office of Kingfisher Airlines in New Delhi. The flying licence of Kingfisher Airlines has been suspended after the debt-laden carrier failed to satisfy concerns from the aviation regulator about its operations. -- PHOTO: AFP
Travellers wait next to the Kingfisher Airlines booking counter at the airport after their flight was cancelled in Mumbai on Oct 1, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
NEW DELHI - Kingfisher Airlines, considered among India’s best domestic airlines till last year, is paying the price for flying too high.
The airline, known for offering personal valet services at airports and free meals, has had its wings clipped after it failed to convince India’s regulator that it could offer a “safe, efficient and reliable service”.
