Seven airlines get nod for 80-seater planes

New Delhi: Seven domestic airlines have received government approval for importing 80-seater aircraft whose operation entails paying lower levies, parliament was informed Tuesday.
The airlines that have got the nod are state-owned Alliance Air and private carriers Jet Airways, Deccan Aviation, Sahara Airlines, Kingfisher Airlines, Paramout Airways and Indus Airways, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.
No landing charges are levied by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) on aircraft with a maximum certified capacity of less than 80 seats being operated by domestic scheduled operators.
This apart, the budget for fiscal 2007-08 presented in parliament Feb 28 has proposed to amend Section 14 of the Central Sales Tax Act of 1956 by including aviation turbine fuel (ATF) sold to aircraft with a maximum take-off weight of less than 40,000 kg that scheduled airlines operate.
14/03/07 IANS/Mangalorean.com

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