New Delhi: Ending a long-pending dispute over sharing of sky for civilian and military traffic, Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) today approved easing restrictions on airspace use that would lead to straightening of routes as well as slashing of flying time and fuel consumption.
The CCS, at its meeting here, cleared the Flexible Use of Airspace (FUA) by civil and military users, a decision which would not only reduce fuel consumption and carbon emission, but would also straighten several major trunk routes, an official spokesperson said.
With the implementation of FUA, "there will be a fuel saving of 20,29,380 kg per annum and reduction of carbon dioxide emission by 63,93,600 kg per annum by direct routing" between several city pairs, the spokesperson said. These city pairs would include Delhi-Mumbai, Delhi- Kolkata, Delhi?Chennai, Delhi-Hyderabad, Delhi-Bengaluru, Kolkata-Chennai and Chennai-Mumbai.
08/03/13 PTI/Business Standard
