Pvt airlines told to fly more on unviable routes

New Delhi: In a move to ensure even distribution of air traffic in the country, the government has asked Vijay Mallya-owned Kingfisher Airlines and budget carrier SpiceJet to operate more flights on category II-A routes, primarily in the north-east.
Category II-A segment includes Jorhat and Lilabari in Assam and Pasighat and Tezu in Arunachal Pradesh. These are considered commercially unviable and airlines are forced to provide connectivity to such destinations through mandatory route disbursal guidelines.
According to current norms, all domestic airlines need to deploy on category II-A routes 1% of the total capacity deployed on trunk routes connecting the metros and major cities.
While Kingfisher Airlines deployed 1.7% of its total capacity on the category II-A routes in October, SpiceJet deployed 1%, just about meeting the mandatory requirement. The directorate general of civil aviation (DGCA) monitors airlines’ compliance with the existing route dispersal guideline on a monthly basis.
19/11/07 Nirbhay Kumar/Economic Times

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Categories: General Aviation Nov 2007