Airlines irked by new rules on delayed flights

New Delhi: The domestic airline industry is not too happy with the proposed new Civil Aviation Requirement (CAR) on delayed flights and implementation of the new ground handling policy and will make a presentation to the Director-General of Civil Aviation and Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AREA) listing out their objections.
At a meeting of the Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA) here on Wednesday, airlines felt that they alone were not responsible for delays in flights pointing out that several times the delays were caused by airports.
The new CAR being proposed by the aviation regulator will make it mandatory for airlines to pay passengers if the flight is delayed beyond a stipulated period of time.
Besides from January 1, the Government plans to implement a new ground handling policy which will restrict the number of agencies which will be allowed to provide the services. Airlines point out that doing their own ground handling activity allows them to better manage their flight operations.
26/11/09 Business Line

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Categories: Airports Nov 2009, Indian Aviation- In General Nov 2009