The civil aviation ministry held a meeting with all the airline chiefs on Tuesday to discuss various problems faced by the carriers such as high airport charges, ground-handling issues and the rising cost of operations.
“The airlines raised concerns related to high landing charges and the ministry promised to look into it. More importantly, the rising cost of operations by the airlines including royalty charges were considered by the ministry,” said an executive who attended the meeting.
The Union government has proposed to hold two more meetings with the airlines.
Earlier, civil aviation secretary R N Choubey had said the government would bring down costs. “One of the issues is related to airports and the cost that goes into it. We are committed to bringing down the costs. The regulation of airports will be done in such a manner,” said Choubey, while speaking at the ‘Aviation Day’ event jointly organised by the Confederation of Industry and International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Choubey said the new civil aviation policy would address the issue. He noted that Airports Authority of India chairman R K Srivastava had also spoken in favour of a single-till model. Under the single-till model, all airport activities, both aeronautical and commercial, are taken into consideration when airport charges are set.
15/07/15 Somesh Jha/Business Standard
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“The airlines raised concerns related to high landing charges and the ministry promised to look into it. More importantly, the rising cost of operations by the airlines including royalty charges were considered by the ministry,” said an executive who attended the meeting.
The Union government has proposed to hold two more meetings with the airlines.
Earlier, civil aviation secretary R N Choubey had said the government would bring down costs. “One of the issues is related to airports and the cost that goes into it. We are committed to bringing down the costs. The regulation of airports will be done in such a manner,” said Choubey, while speaking at the ‘Aviation Day’ event jointly organised by the Confederation of Industry and International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Choubey said the new civil aviation policy would address the issue. He noted that Airports Authority of India chairman R K Srivastava had also spoken in favour of a single-till model. Under the single-till model, all airport activities, both aeronautical and commercial, are taken into consideration when airport charges are set.
15/07/15 Somesh Jha/Business Standard
