Vistara is considering accelerating its fleet expansion plans in the wake of India's decision to partially abolish its contentious 5/20 rule. The rule originally required carriers to operate at least twenty aircraft and to have been operational for at least five years before they could begin international services.
However, last week, Narendra Modi's government revised the rule by removing the five-year operational requirement and by stipulating that a carrier must now allocate twenty aircraft or 20% of its total capacity (in terms of the average number of seats on all combined departures), whichever is higher, for domestic operations.
As such, Vistara Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Phee Teik Yeoh told India's Business Standard News that while its current business plan envisages a fleet of twenty jets in two year's time, those plans may now be revised and accelerated.
“Based on our current plan, our fleet size will touch 20 by June 2018," he said. "We are seriously thinking of advancing our plans.”
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However, last week, Narendra Modi's government revised the rule by removing the five-year operational requirement and by stipulating that a carrier must now allocate twenty aircraft or 20% of its total capacity (in terms of the average number of seats on all combined departures), whichever is higher, for domestic operations.
As such, Vistara Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Phee Teik Yeoh told India's Business Standard News that while its current business plan envisages a fleet of twenty jets in two year's time, those plans may now be revised and accelerated.
“Based on our current plan, our fleet size will touch 20 by June 2018," he said. "We are seriously thinking of advancing our plans.”
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