New Delhi: The aviation ministry is about to launch a series of reforms, including eliminating all charges at regional airports, to provide relief to a sector jolted by the recent cut in air safety rating by US authorities.
A senior aviation ministry official said the government will waive all charges related to parking, security, navigation and landing at regional airports. Preliminary estimates suggest that this action will cut the annual expenses of airlines by 10%, said the official who did not want to be named.
The government will also allow code sharing agreements between scheduled airlines and non-scheduled operators (charter planes, helicopters, etc), an arrangement that allows fliers to enjoy seamless travel on the aircraft of two or more carriers. This arrangement will facilitate flights by non-scheduled operators only on routes where scheduled airlines are absent.
10/02/14 Binoy Prabhakar/Economic Times
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A senior aviation ministry official said the government will waive all charges related to parking, security, navigation and landing at regional airports. Preliminary estimates suggest that this action will cut the annual expenses of airlines by 10%, said the official who did not want to be named.
The government will also allow code sharing agreements between scheduled airlines and non-scheduled operators (charter planes, helicopters, etc), an arrangement that allows fliers to enjoy seamless travel on the aircraft of two or more carriers. This arrangement will facilitate flights by non-scheduled operators only on routes where scheduled airlines are absent.
10/02/14 Binoy Prabhakar/Economic Times
