Kingfisher flights affected after oil supplies stopped

Flights of Kingfisher Airlines were disrupted this evening and at least six of them were "delayed" apparently due to stoppage of fuel supply by oil companies over non-payment of dues.

Airport sources said tonight that the airline had stopped check-in of passengers for all flights scheduled late evening.

Kingfisher spokesperson and officials were not immediately available for comments.

The Vijay Mallya-owned airline has been put on cash-and-carry payment option by oil companies for the past ten months.

The cash-and-carry payment system means that the payments are cleared on a daily basis for oil supplies and no credit is given.