Thursday, December 10, 2015

Stakeholders sceptical about draft aviation policy

PANAJI: The draft national civil aviation policy aims to promote growth of charter operations in the country and has been currently opened to receive feedback from stakeholders. It proposes to significantly deregulate charter flights into and within India. A meeting with stakeholders in the state has been scheduled for next week.

People in the know are of the opinion that the policy in the making will be of very little use to Goa, as some of the features that find mention in the draft aviation policy are already part of the inclusive tour package (ITP) charter policy applicable to Goa.

Cicerone Air Transport Services managing director, Joao Xavier Miranda, proposes special status to Goa airport instead of the state being made part of the ambiguity under the national policy. He justifies the special airport status for Goa as 98% charters are handled by Dabolim airport. "What benefits does Goa derive from this?" Miranda asked raising the pitch for special status that would entail handing over Dabolim airport to the state.
10/12/15 The Times Of India
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