Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy's pet project to launch Air Kerala got a lease of life after union Aviation Minister Ajit Singh stated that the 20/5 rules need not be applied for India's domestic airlines to fly abroad.
Under the 20/5 rules, an airline keen to fly on international routes is required to have a fleet of 20 aircrafts, and should have completed five years of domestic operations. Ajit Singh, however, said Monday there is no technical reason in asking our airlines to comply with the 20/5 rules to fly abroad.
"It is simply not good for the Indian airline industry," he said.
Speaking to IANS over telephone from Nagpur, Chandy said Kerala has consistently taken up this issue with the centre and things appear to be bright with Ajit Singh's recent statement.
24/09/13 IANS/NYDailyNews.com
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Under the 20/5 rules, an airline keen to fly on international routes is required to have a fleet of 20 aircrafts, and should have completed five years of domestic operations. Ajit Singh, however, said Monday there is no technical reason in asking our airlines to comply with the 20/5 rules to fly abroad.
"It is simply not good for the Indian airline industry," he said.
Speaking to IANS over telephone from Nagpur, Chandy said Kerala has consistently taken up this issue with the centre and things appear to be bright with Ajit Singh's recent statement.
24/09/13 IANS/NYDailyNews.com
