Govt making it must for airlines to have small planes in fleet to boost connectivity

In a bid to boost regional connectivity, Indian airlines will soon be required to have smaller aircraft in their fleet. At present while airlines like Air India and SpiceJet have turboprops, others like IndiGo have only jet aircraft.
According to aviation minister Ajit Singh, the government is going to modify guidelines for acquisition of aircraft so that Indian carriers need to have smaller aircraft for linking smaller tier II and III cities. A ministry official said the government is in the process of creating of essential air services fund for providing direct subsidy to encourage domestic airlines to fly on these remote and interior routes.
18/07/12 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India

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Categories: airports Jul 2012, Indian Aviation- In General Jul 2012