Mallya can fly Kingfisher abroad

New Delhi: Vijay Mallya-owned Kingfisher Airlines is all set to commence its international operation under its own name and logo and not that of Air Deccan as the civil aviation ministry does not foresee any legal problems with it.
According to the civil aviation ministry regulations, only carriers with five years' experience in operating domestic flights can fly on international routes. The two-year-old airline holds a controlling stake in Air Deccan, which will be completing the requisite five years criteria in August next year. The airlines has already announced its plans to launch the international operations.
The civil aviation minister Praful Patel told Sunday ET: "If Kingfisher Airlines which holds 26% in Air Deccan plans to fly next year under its own logo, I don't think that there is any legal tangle to this issue. However, as far as civil aviation ministry is concerned, the policy of five years stands. The future decision has to be taken by the group of ministers (GOM)."
The minister said there needs to be more flexibility depending upon the airline's capability, whether they have long-haul planes, routes to be flown and business plans.
09/09/07 Dheeraj Tiwai & Raja Awasthi/Economic Times

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Categories: Foreign Sep 2007, Kingfisher Sep 2007