New Delhi: Moves are afoot to amend a system that makes it mandatory for Indian airlines to fly to the northeast, Jammu and Kashmir and island territories, irrespective of the commercial viability of such operations.
Under the Route Dispersal Guideline (RDG) which has been in place since 1994, all Indian carriers have to deploy at least 10 per cent of their capacity to connect remote destinations, termed Category II routes, which may be commercially unviable but socially important.
With the imminent entry of no-frills airline AirAsia India in the regional aviation market and some airlines planning to target Tier-II and Tier-III cities, the government is carrying out consultations on amending the RDG, although no final decision has been taken yet in the matter, official sources said.
23/02/14 PTI/Business Standard
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Under the Route Dispersal Guideline (RDG) which has been in place since 1994, all Indian carriers have to deploy at least 10 per cent of their capacity to connect remote destinations, termed Category II routes, which may be commercially unviable but socially important.
With the imminent entry of no-frills airline AirAsia India in the regional aviation market and some airlines planning to target Tier-II and Tier-III cities, the government is carrying out consultations on amending the RDG, although no final decision has been taken yet in the matter, official sources said.
23/02/14 PTI/Business Standard
