Angry over "non payment" of their salaries, the ground handling staff of Kingfisher Airlines went on a flash strike at the IGI airport in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Protesting the non-payment of their salaries by the Universal Aviation Services, the ground handling agency for Kingfisher Airlines, staffers went on a flash strike at around 7:15 am, airport sources said.

But 45 minutes later, at around 0800 am, the ground handling staff called off their strike following assurances of payment of dues and normal operation resumed thereafter.

Some employees were paid their dues in the morning and rest in the evening, an official from Universal Aviation Services told PTI.

The employees had been demonstrating since last evening and had stopped work. Passengers of a Kingfisher flight from Lucknow had to remain in the aircraft for about an hour after landing, as they were not provided step ladder by the ground handling staff.

They had also carried out a demonstration outside the airline's office at IGI airport from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm yesterday.

"During this period DIAL provided help and allocated power in and power out bays to Kingfisher flights," an statement from the airport operator, Delhi International Airport Limited said.