Trivandrum: Non-resident Keralites want the Kerala government to go ahead with the Air Kerala project without waiting for the Civil Aviation permission to fly overseas.
While a section of the NRKs have urged the government to launch the airline and then continue the pressure for exemption from the civil aviation norm that makes five years of domestic operation mandatory for license to fly overseas, others have sought collaboration with existing foreign airlines.
Dubai-based DM Healthcare Group CEO Dr Azad Moopan said getting overseas license will be easy after the launch of the airline. He told the Khaleej Times that the initial capital for launching the domestic operation could be raised from government agencies and high-networth NRKs.
Dr Moopan said he himself was ready to contribute to the kitty if the government came up with a concrete proposal. However, he refused to quantify the amount.
13/01/13 Khaleej Times
