The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) will submit a report on Kingfisher Airlines to the government tomorrow. Talking to reporters in New Delhi today, Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said that any decision will be taken only after that.

Kingfisher, which has a debt of 1.4 billion dollars, cancelled all flights till tomorrow. It faces a potentially prolonged shutdown until the cash-strapped carrier clears a salary backlog going back months.

Blaming a small section of employees for disrupting normal operations, Kingfisher Airlines, yesterday, assured the Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) that it would start payment of salaries within the next few days and restore normal operations soon.

The airline had, on Monday, declared a partial lock-out till tomorrow after it was faced with a strike by engineers and pilots.

Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh yesterday had said the airline would not be allowed to fly if safety of the passengers was compromised.

DGCA officials said that Kingfisher conveyed that they would seek to resume normal operations from Friday but the DGCA would first fully satisfy itself about the safety aspect before allowing the airline to fly.

Meanwhile, protesting employees have hardened their stance and said they would report to duty only after their salaries were paid. Engineers from Chennai had joined their Mumbai and Delhi counterparts to press for their cause.