Civil Aviation Minister scraps Kingfisher Airlines’ international flying rights, local slots

The Civil Aviation Minister has decided to withdraw all International Bilateral Traffic Rights allocated to Kingfisher Airlines with immediate effect on account of non-utilization by the airlines. These traffic rights were allocated to Kingfisher Airlines between the year 2008 and 2011.

Under the said rights, the airline company was allowed to fly the sky of 8 countries namely Bangladesh (14 services per week), Hong Kong (14 services per week), Nepal (7 services per week), Singapore (7 services per week), Sri Lanka (14 services per week + 21 services per week from unlimited 18 destinations), Thailand (21 services per week), UAE Dubai (21 services per week) and UK (7 services per week each from Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore).

Besides, the Civil Aviation Minister has decided to make these International traffic rights available to other carriers for use. This would give additional availability of approximately 25,000 seats per week for use by other Indian carriers to these 8 countries, some of which are much in demand by these carriers.

Similarly the Aviation Minister has also decided to withdraw the domestic slots which were allocated to Kingfisher Airlines at different airports for domestic flights. Airports Authority of India has been directed to make these slots available to other domestic carriers as per their demand.