New Delhi: Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapati Raju Pusapati is examining the feasibility of allowing non-scheduled operators (NSOPs) to publish schedules and operate regular flights to improve regional air connectivity.
“There have been requests from various sections of the public to provide air connectivity to regional centres within the country, which are either inadequately connected or not connected at present,” a senior official at the ministry said.
“The minister has directed the possibility of removing distinctions between scheduled and non-scheduled operators be considered so that a large number of aircraft with NSOPs can be brought to productive utilisation,” he added.
The current policy permits NSOPs to fly to various destinations in the country but they cannot publish a schedule.
The government had in August prepared a draft policy for promoting regional and remote-area air connectivity but it did not made headway because of opposition from scheduled airlines.
04/12/14 Sharmistha Mukherjee/Business Standard
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“There have been requests from various sections of the public to provide air connectivity to regional centres within the country, which are either inadequately connected or not connected at present,” a senior official at the ministry said.
“The minister has directed the possibility of removing distinctions between scheduled and non-scheduled operators be considered so that a large number of aircraft with NSOPs can be brought to productive utilisation,” he added.
The current policy permits NSOPs to fly to various destinations in the country but they cannot publish a schedule.
The government had in August prepared a draft policy for promoting regional and remote-area air connectivity but it did not made headway because of opposition from scheduled airlines.
04/12/14 Sharmistha Mukherjee/Business Standard
