K.C. Venugopal, the new minister of state for civil aviation after the cabinet reshuffle Sunday, will have to work towards infusing changes in Air India Express, the budget airline of Air India, say aviation experts in Kerala.
A top aviation expert told IANS that the need of the hour is that Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy should prevail upon Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh to see that Venugopal is given complete charge of Air India Charters Ltd., a subsidiary of Air India under which Air India Express comes.
Close to 70 per cent of Air India Express flights operate from three Kerala airports and Mangalore, on the Karnataka-Kerala border.
"Though the Air India Express headquarters are located in Kochi, all operational and commercial activities of the airline take place from Mumbai and certain key functions are handled by retired Air India officials. This has to end and if done at the earliest, then Air India Express will become the darling of Keralites," an aviation expert said, declining to be named.
29/10/12 SME Times
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A top aviation expert told IANS that the need of the hour is that Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy should prevail upon Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh to see that Venugopal is given complete charge of Air India Charters Ltd., a subsidiary of Air India under which Air India Express comes.
Close to 70 per cent of Air India Express flights operate from three Kerala airports and Mangalore, on the Karnataka-Kerala border.
"Though the Air India Express headquarters are located in Kochi, all operational and commercial activities of the airline take place from Mumbai and certain key functions are handled by retired Air India officials. This has to end and if done at the earliest, then Air India Express will become the darling of Keralites," an aviation expert said, declining to be named.
29/10/12 SME Times
