Kingfisher Must Pay Wages Before Flying Again, Official Says

Kingfisher Airlines Ltd., the Indian carrier that’s grounded its fleet and not paid staff since April, must settle wages before it can resume flights, according to an official at the nation’s civil aviation ministry.

The airline’s management was told about the requirement at a meeting yesterday, said the official, who declined to be identified citing government rules. Half of the carrier’s staff have been paid for March and the rest will get these wages soon, Kingfisher’s Chief Executive Officer Sanjay Aggarwal told reporters after the meeting in New Delhi. He didn’t comment on pay for subsequent months.