New Delhi: Close on the heels of Air India pulling out its membership from Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA) spearheaded by top private carriers IndiGo, Jet Airways, GoAir and SpiceJet, the industry outfit has asked the government to strip the privileges enjoyed by the national carrier.
Submitting its comments on the draft civil aviation policy, the FIA has said that level-playing field amongst airlines was being vitiated because of long rope offered by public sector oil companies and Airports Authority of India (AAI) to the state-run carrier as a result of its government ownership.
“It is for the government to decide on ownership and the manner it wishes to run Air India. However, because of government ownership, level playing field amongst airlines should not get vitiated as is presently the case.” the FIA is learnt to have told the ministry of civil aviation.
The FIA has also demanded a review of government's decision that makes it mandatory for Air India employees to fly in the carrier. Air India had in October quit the lobby group, which it founded in 2006 to further the airline industry's interest. Interestingly, the airline contended its decision to leave FIA saying it was a government-owned company and therefore did not need any industry body's help to pursue its interest.
23/12/14 mydigitalfc.com
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Submitting its comments on the draft civil aviation policy, the FIA has said that level-playing field amongst airlines was being vitiated because of long rope offered by public sector oil companies and Airports Authority of India (AAI) to the state-run carrier as a result of its government ownership.
“It is for the government to decide on ownership and the manner it wishes to run Air India. However, because of government ownership, level playing field amongst airlines should not get vitiated as is presently the case.” the FIA is learnt to have told the ministry of civil aviation.
The FIA has also demanded a review of government's decision that makes it mandatory for Air India employees to fly in the carrier. Air India had in October quit the lobby group, which it founded in 2006 to further the airline industry's interest. Interestingly, the airline contended its decision to leave FIA saying it was a government-owned company and therefore did not need any industry body's help to pursue its interest.
23/12/14 mydigitalfc.com
