There is more trouble for the crisis-laden Kingfisher Airlines as the government is preparing ground for the cancellation of the licence of the carrier.

According to sources, Kingfisher Airline chief Vijay Mallya has been summoned by the government to explain the position of the airline.

Sources have also said that the move has come as the 15-day notice period to Kingfisher Airlines has expired, leaving the government concerned by the scaling down of services.

The summer schedule of the airline has been reduced to only 16 of its 64 aircraft and Union Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh has said that the airline cannot function like this.