Good times can indeed bubble up, but not float indefinitely on thin air, it would appear. Accumulated losses of over 6,400 crore and loans exceeding 7,000 crore are dragging Kingfisher Airlines to the ground. The airline is not helping its own cause by cancelling flights indiscriminately, that too without informing the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), and apparently adding to its customers' woes by not paying full refunds on their aborted fares.