No proposal to penalise airlines at present: Patel

New Delhi: The Government today said that there was no proposal at present to lay down any policy to penalise airlines as it does not intend to regulate commercial aspects of the carriers.
However, airlines have been advised to publish on their website the details of facilities offered by each airline so that passengers are aware of them, the Minister of State for Civil Aviation Praful Patel said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.
Patel also admitted that there was congestion at Delhi and Mumbai airports during peak hours and said that measures have been taken to reduce the overcrowding there which includes construction of new high speed exit taxiways, simultaneous use of both runways, improved ATC procedures, restriction on general aviation aircraft movement, ATC automation system etc.
15/05/07 Sahara Samay

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Categories: General Aviation May 2007