Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh yesterday said Kingfisher Airlines will be allowed to operate as long as it does not compromise with safety.
"We cannot shut down the airline (Kingfisher) till there are safety issues involved," Singh told reporters on the sidelines of IATO convention here.
The Vijay Mallya-promoted full service carrier, facing severe funding crunch, has not paid salaries to most of its employees, including pilots and engineers, for long, triggering calls for strikes over the last couple of months.
Responding to a query on Air India, the Minister said the national carrier has shown some improvement but it needs to do more.
The government has committed a Rs 30,000-crore financial support package to Air India, he said adding it will have to be competitive with other players in the domestic space.
Earlier, addressing the seminar, Singh said tourism and civil aviation sectors are inter-linked and are vital for the economic development of the country.
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