Five domestic airlines, including SpiceJet, IndiGo and Air India, allowed to import aviation fuel

New Delhi: Five domestic airlines have been allowed to import aviation turbine fuel (ATF) by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said today.
Those given permission to import ATF include Kingfisher Airlines, SpiceJet, IndiGo, Go Airlines and Air India, Singh said in a written reply to a question of BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy in Rajya Sabha.
Kingfisher has been allowed to import five lakh kilolitres of ATF worth Rs 2,233 crore; SpiceJet 50,000 kilolitres worth Rs 235 crore; IndiGo 7.15 lakh kilolitres worth Rs 3,200 crore, Go Airlines two lakh kilolitres worth Rs 1,200 crore and Air India one lakh kilolitres worth Rs 503.93 million.
He said the validity of the import authorisation is for 18 months.
14/08/12 PTI/Economic Times

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