New Delhi: Strongly opposing the proposed changes in international flying norms for Indian carriers, leading airlines body FIA today said such a move would "vitiate" the existing level-playing field and only favour the new entrants.
The Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA) - comprising IndiGo, Jet Airways, SpiceJet and GoAir - also said the domestic airline industry operates in a high cost and constrained environment.
In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi today, the FIA has raised several issues concerning the sector and has sought a meeting to discuss the same.
"At a time when the incumbent airlines are committed to high-cost domestic networks because of the 5/20 rule and the route dispersal guidelines, the removal of these rules will vitiate the level-playing field that exists in Indian civil aviation," a letter from the FIA signed by IndiGo promoter Rahul Bhatia said.
Besides, the FIA said any relaxation in 5/20 norms would "tectonically shift in favour of foreign airline-controlled new entrants, who have shown peripheral interest in serving the domestic market".
25/08/15 Telegraph
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The Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA) - comprising IndiGo, Jet Airways, SpiceJet and GoAir - also said the domestic airline industry operates in a high cost and constrained environment.
In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi today, the FIA has raised several issues concerning the sector and has sought a meeting to discuss the same.
"At a time when the incumbent airlines are committed to high-cost domestic networks because of the 5/20 rule and the route dispersal guidelines, the removal of these rules will vitiate the level-playing field that exists in Indian civil aviation," a letter from the FIA signed by IndiGo promoter Rahul Bhatia said.
Besides, the FIA said any relaxation in 5/20 norms would "tectonically shift in favour of foreign airline-controlled new entrants, who have shown peripheral interest in serving the domestic market".
25/08/15 Telegraph
