Union Minister of Civil Aviation Praful Patel interacts with Vijay Mallaya, Chairman and Managing Director of Kingfisher Airlines as Union Petroleum Minister Murli Deora look on in New Delhi on Wednesday, 22 October 2008. Deora met with chiefs and executives of airlines, representatives from state-run oil firms, and finance ministry officials along with Minister of Civil Aviation Praful Patel, to discuss payment of dues to oil companies. The meeting was necessitated as some airlines have defaulted on payments at the end of their 60-day credit period for buying Aviation Turbine Fuel.

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