NSG can now fly by pvt jets in hijack situations

New Delhi: To ensure quick action in case of a hijack situation, the Centre has decided to do away with the regulation that requires National Security Guard (NSG) personnel to be ferried in aircraft belonging to government agencies only.
The decision was, in fact, taken just two weeks before the 7/11 blasts. According to the new rules issued by civil aviation ministry, NSG men can now be ferried in any aircraft to deal with a hijack situation anywhere in India.The idea is also to take hijackers by surprise. Earlier, the landing of an Indian Airlines or an IAF aircraft was a sureshot way of declaring the arrival of NSG.
The source said private airlines may not be willing to 'endanger' their aircraft in such situations.
To ensure that such problems of 'unwillingness' don't arise, the ministry order is binding on all aircraft that have a permit from Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
22/07/06 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India

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