New Delhi: The ministry of civil aviation is planning to do away with a regulation that requires Indian carriers to have a fleet of at least 20 aircraft to start international operations. The move will help the Wadia-promoted GoAir and AirAsia India (which is set to start operations by year-end) to fly passengers out of India.
“The clause that requires domestic airlines to have five years of business experience cannot be altered. But we are considering doing away with the requirement of having a fleet of 20 aircraft to start international operations. There is no rationale for putting restrictions on fleet size at 20 aircraft,” a senior ministry official said.
The change in policy, when effected, would immediately stand to benefit Mumbai-based GoAir, which started operations in 2005. Go Air currently has a fleet of 16 aircraft.
“We started operations in 2005. We are meeting the requirement in terms of business experience. We have applied for a waiver of the 20-aircraft regulation for flying international. A foreign airline can fly to and from India without meeting any such conditions. Why should not a domestic airline be allowed to do the same?” asked Giorgio de Roni, chief executive officer, GoAir.
27/08/13 Sharmistha Mukherjee/Business Standard
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“The clause that requires domestic airlines to have five years of business experience cannot be altered. But we are considering doing away with the requirement of having a fleet of 20 aircraft to start international operations. There is no rationale for putting restrictions on fleet size at 20 aircraft,” a senior ministry official said.
The change in policy, when effected, would immediately stand to benefit Mumbai-based GoAir, which started operations in 2005. Go Air currently has a fleet of 16 aircraft.
“We started operations in 2005. We are meeting the requirement in terms of business experience. We have applied for a waiver of the 20-aircraft regulation for flying international. A foreign airline can fly to and from India without meeting any such conditions. Why should not a domestic airline be allowed to do the same?” asked Giorgio de Roni, chief executive officer, GoAir.
27/08/13 Sharmistha Mukherjee/Business Standard
