Victoria still rules the Indian skies

New Delhi: The remnants of the Raj era is lingering in the Indian skies, albeit only through a couple of letters: VT — short for Victoria’s Territory. VT is the registration code for aircraft registered in India.
The Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Mr Praful Patel, informed Parliament during the just-concluded session that an attempt was made with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) to get the call sign changed.“After evaluating all the options, it has been decided not to replace existing VT mark,” Mr Patel said and added that no other code which distinctly identifies with India was available. “All letters that can denote India are already allotted to other countries, hence, replacing VT with another code which does not denote India is not worthwhile,” the Minister informed Parliament.
20/08/09 Ashwini Phadnis/Business Line

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Aug 2009