New Delhi: The Centre today said it has received application from 15 private companies for starting regional airlines services but none from any of the state governments in the last three years.
Since 2010, the Civil Aviation Ministry has granted permission to nine companies to begin their services.
"No application from any state government to start a new airlines has been received in the ministry during the said period (since 2010 till date)," K C Venugopal, Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation, told Lok Sabha in reply to a written query.
In 2010, five applications were received and permission granted to three of the companies; in 2011, four companies had applied and three were given nod to operate.
13/03/13 PTI/Economic Times
