Virtually ruling out closure of debt-laden Kingfisher Airlines (KFA), Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh on Thursday said promoter Vijay Mallya will have to take call on shutting down the business.
"Rules say that we cannot cancel licenses of an airline as long as it has five planes and certain equity," Singh told private news channel CNBC TV18 in an interview.
The Minister said if Kingfisher closed down it would be inconvenient for fliers as well as employees, as "KFA flies to many destinations where no other airline flies, and it also provides employment to many (people)."
"It will be Mallya's call if he wants to remain in business," he said, adding "if passenger safety is jeopardized,
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