Bharat Bhushan's purported note on Kingfisher filed on July 9 — a day before he was summarily removed as director general of civil aviation — could have meant serious trouble for the beleaguered airline.

As per a report in TOI, the note reads: "The (airline's) financial condition continues to be precarious... In the course of its audit several engineering issues are emerging which have a direct bearing on safety... it is concluded that safety is likely to be compromised if the airline continues in its current functioning style."

The aviation ministry and the new director general, Prashant Sukul, vehemently deny that any such note exists, though Bhushan attached a copy of this purported note in his letter to the ministry and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) seeking a probe if the paper had indeed gone missing.

Indicating that action against the airline was being considered, the disputed note goes on to add, "a notice may be served on the airline... asking them to immediately arrange for payment of its employees and creditors... we may be constrained to suspend their operations if funds are not made available and liabilities reduced significantly within 15 days of the receipt of this notice."

Former DGCA Bharat Bhushan did not comment when asked to confirm the contents of the controversial note he had written on Kingfisher Airline's poor financial condition.

Late Friday night, new director general Prashant Sukul submitted a report to aviation secretary Nasim Zaidi after a search operation in the DGCA for the allegedly missing papers from the Kingfisher file.

(You need to login first to read complete news).
New User? Register for FREE!
» Back to Travel News