In February 2012, staff at Kingfisher Airlines had not been paid since December. Its chairman, Vijay Mallya, wrote to them that he had organized funding for their “seriously overdue salaries.” “I hope these efforts will be successful early next week,” he added.
In May he promised that pay would resume on May 9. That date passed. A new email promised salaries by May 15. Staff told Business Today: “The management intentions are questionable.”