Mysuru: Did the State Government renege on its promise to subsidise Air India with a viability gap funding for flying between Mysuru and Bengaluru? Or is it a technical glitch over the agreement resolving which will pave a way for resumption of air services to Mysuru?
The question assumes significance in light of Alliance Air, a subsidiary of Air India, discontinuing its flight services to Mysuru with effect from Tuesday “until further notice”.
At the time of inauguration of the services in September this year, Minister for Tourism R.V. Deshpande had released an official statement that the State government had committed itself to provide a viability gap funding of Rs. 9.5 lakh per month for one year. This was to help the airline offset its loss due to possible poor patronage in the initial few months.
But a communiqué from Alliance Air to its marketing staff indicates that the tenure was for a shorter duration and not one year.
The letter states that “in view of completion of tenure of financial arrangement with the Karnataka government with regard to operation of flights to Mysuru, 9/513/514Blr/Mys/Blr (ATR42) stands withdrawn with effect from Tuesday, November 17, 2015 till further notice”.
Pratap Simha, Mysuru MP, said the government had failed to keep its commitment and should take steps to resolve the technical glitch, if any, in continuing the viability gap funding.
20/11/15 R. Krishna Kumar/The Hindu
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The question assumes significance in light of Alliance Air, a subsidiary of Air India, discontinuing its flight services to Mysuru with effect from Tuesday “until further notice”.
At the time of inauguration of the services in September this year, Minister for Tourism R.V. Deshpande had released an official statement that the State government had committed itself to provide a viability gap funding of Rs. 9.5 lakh per month for one year. This was to help the airline offset its loss due to possible poor patronage in the initial few months.
But a communiqué from Alliance Air to its marketing staff indicates that the tenure was for a shorter duration and not one year.
The letter states that “in view of completion of tenure of financial arrangement with the Karnataka government with regard to operation of flights to Mysuru, 9/513/514Blr/Mys/Blr (ATR42) stands withdrawn with effect from Tuesday, November 17, 2015 till further notice”.
Pratap Simha, Mysuru MP, said the government had failed to keep its commitment and should take steps to resolve the technical glitch, if any, in continuing the viability gap funding.
20/11/15 R. Krishna Kumar/The Hindu
