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    "title": "Kingfisher Airlines\u2019 oneworld implementation put on hold",
    "modified_at": "2012-02-03 08:00:00",
    "published_at": "2012-02-03 08:00:00",
    "url": "https://news.cathaypacific.com/kingfisher-airlines-oneworld-implementation-put-on-hold-169815",
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    "body": "<p>India\u2019s Kingfisher Airlines and oneworld\u00ae today agreed to put the airline\u2019s entry into the alliance on hold to give it time to strengthen its financial position.<br><br>\nIts implementation into oneworld had been planned for Friday, 10 February.<br><br>\noneworld CEO Bruce Ashby said: \u201cThese are turbulent times for the airline industry in India and many other parts of the world. We have been working closely with Kingfisher Airlines over the past months and it has become increasingly clear recently that the airline needs more time to resolve the financial issues it is confronting before it can be welcomed into oneworld.<br><br>\n\u201cWe wish it well during this process and will work with Kingfisher Airlines with the aim of setting a new joining date once it is through this current period of turbulence.\u201d<br><br>\nKingfisher Airlines Chairman Vijay Mallya added: \"In light of the many priorities centred around Kingfisher Airlines\u2019 recapitalisation efforts, we felt it prudent to defer our entry into the alliance for a little while. This will allow us the opportunity to focus on the issues at hand and we look forward to being part of the oneworld alliance very shortly.\"<br><br></p>",
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