New Delhi: A year after allowing domestic airlines to directly import aviation fuel to save on costs, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh has said that he expected budget carrier SpiceJet to be the first to opt for this.
"We have allowed them (airlines) to directly import fuel by entering into tie-ups with other companies. I expect SpiceJet to be the first to directly import the fuel. When they will start is up to them," Ajit Singh told IANS in an interview.
SpiceJet was also the first private carrier to get approval to directly import fuel.
The approval was granted by the Director General of Foreign Trade under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, clearing the airline's application to source aviation turbine fuel directly from overseas suppliers, a top company official said Wednesday.
02/07/13 Daily News & Analysis
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"We have allowed them (airlines) to directly import fuel by entering into tie-ups with other companies. I expect SpiceJet to be the first to directly import the fuel. When they will start is up to them," Ajit Singh told IANS in an interview.
SpiceJet was also the first private carrier to get approval to directly import fuel.
The approval was granted by the Director General of Foreign Trade under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, clearing the airline's application to source aviation turbine fuel directly from overseas suppliers, a top company official said Wednesday.
02/07/13 Daily News & Analysis
