https://www.scmp.com/rss/275099/feed Kingfisher Airlines is owned by United Breweries Group. Until late 2011 it had a strong position in India’s domestic travel market, but market share subsequently slipped. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Man held for stabbing five at railway station TOKYO - Japanese police arrested a man who allegedly stabbed five people at a railway station in southwest Japan, Kyodo reports. The five victims in the attack at Hakata railway station in Fukuoka city - all men - were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, it said. Police said that the arrested man had said he "wanted to stab people". AFP   Debt-ridden airline suspended after strike NEW DELHI - The Indian government has suspended the... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1065965/briefs-october-21-2012?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1065965/briefs-october-21-2012?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 20 Oct 2012 16:00:00 +0000 Court orders arrest of Indian airline owner MUMBAI - An Indian court ordered the arrest of the highflying owner of Kingfisher Airlines for bouncing checks, adding to the airline's woes as it struggles to resume flights that have been grounded since the start of the month. The airline has stopped selling tickets on its website until October 20 and is trying to convince pilots and engineers who haven't been paid for months to return to work. A court in the southern city of Hyderabad issued an... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1059868/briefs-october-13-2012?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1059868/briefs-october-13-2012?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 Oct 2012 16:00:00 +0000 Frustration and anxiety are etched on the faces of staff at India’s grounded Kingfisher Airlines as they gather at Mumbai’s domestic airport each morning -- not to work, but to vent their anger. On strike to demand wages that have not been paid for up to seven months, workers told AFP how they were struggling to provide for their families, with little cause for optimism that the debt-ridden company will honour its debts. “I’ve been borrowing money from friends who now work in overseas airlines,”... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1057748/indias-unpaid-airline-staff-shaken-suicide?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1057748/indias-unpaid-airline-staff-shaken-suicide?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Oct 2012 04:40:48 +0000