Norms for overseas flights may be reviewed

New Delhi: Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel today hinted that his ministry might review the existing policy of allowing domestic scheduled airlines to fly international routes only after they have flown for five years within the country.
"Govt policies are not frozen. they can be reviewed," said Patel, when asked whether the five-year restriction is being reduced.
Patel, who was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the Indo-US Aviation Summit 2007 in New Delhi, also said that there have been proposals to increase the FDI limit in the aviation sector, from the existing 49 per cent, especially in areas like non-scheduled operations, helicopters and sea planes.
Patel said, "India has a total of about 300 aircraft now and the number of air travellers comes to about 0.8 per cent of the population. By the time even 10 per cent of the population begins to fly, we will need about 5,000 aircraft."
24/04/07 Business Standard

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Categories: Foreign Apr 2007, General Aviation Apr 2007