Various airlines owe Rs 3029.64 crore to the Airports Authority of India (AAI), with now defunct Kingfisher topping the list with Rs 294.57 crore.
In a written reply in Lok Sabha on Thursday, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Mahesh Sharma said the dues from various airlines amount to Rs 2,793.04 crore towards aeronautical charges and Rs 236.60 crore towards non-aeronautical charges as on December 31, 2015.
Asked specifically about dues about a couple of airlines, he also said SpiceJet owed Rs 78.87 crore while GoAir owed Rs 50.89 crore. The Kingfisher figure includes the interest to be paid, he said.
“In the case of SpiceJet, the party is paying Rs 1.50 crore every day against which Rs 1.10 crore is adjusted against current operations charges and the balance towards overdues. Bank guarantee of Rs 82.50 crore is available for adjustment/encashment in case of default,” he said.
Published 03 March 2016, 19:19 IST