New Delhi: The civil aviation ministry has expressed concern over airlines dragging it to court over ground-handling at airports across the country.
Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju met representatives of private airlines last Thursday to discuss the issue. The government requested private airlines to seek stay orders in the courts for two months as it was mulling self-handling by airlines in a draft policy to be released soon.
Airlines have challenged the Airports Authority of India's recent decision to award the ground-handling contract at Chandigarh International Airport to Air India Air Transport Services, an Air India subsidiary. The Federation of Indian Airlines, and its members like IndiGo, Jet Airways, SpiceJet and GoAir, have moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court. Two other cases related to ground-handling are pending with the Madras and Calcutta high courts.
20/10/15 Somesh Jha/Business Standard
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Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju met representatives of private airlines last Thursday to discuss the issue. The government requested private airlines to seek stay orders in the courts for two months as it was mulling self-handling by airlines in a draft policy to be released soon.
Airlines have challenged the Airports Authority of India's recent decision to award the ground-handling contract at Chandigarh International Airport to Air India Air Transport Services, an Air India subsidiary. The Federation of Indian Airlines, and its members like IndiGo, Jet Airways, SpiceJet and GoAir, have moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court. Two other cases related to ground-handling are pending with the Madras and Calcutta high courts.
20/10/15 Somesh Jha/Business Standard
