Deccan seeks govt nod to fly to Gulf

New Delhi: Vijay Mallya-owned Kingfisher Airlines seems to be gearing up to take rival Jet Airways head on by pitting its sister-carrier Simplifly Deccan on all major international routes connecting India.
The budget carrier in which the UB Group holds 46%, has sought the ‘in-principle’ approval from the government to operate on almost all the routes in the Gulf for which Jet has obtained permission recently.
The UB Group’s move comes at a time when the government policy on overseas flying rights is hanging fire, with a group of ministers (GoM) looking into various aspects of the policy.
While Simplifly Deccan (formerly Air Deccan) would be completing five years of continuous operation in the domestic skies only in August 2008, the airline has put in an application ahead of the eligibility date in the hope of getting government approval earlier in case the policy is liberalised.
The letter indicates clearly that UB Group is aware of the impending policy changes and the possibility of Simplify Deccan flying overseas earlier than scheduled.
16/11/07 Nirbhay Kumar/Economic times

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