NEW DELHI: Expressing its disappointment over the Civil Aviation ministry going ahead with a meeting with startup carriers Vistara and AirAsia India on draft aviation policy without its representation, FIA today requested the ministry to share with it the details of discussions.
The Federation of Indian Airlines(FIA), in a letter to Civil Aviation Secretary R N Choubey today, also said it was yet to hear from the ministry on its earlier request for a meeting with him on the policy issue post-January 6.
"It is learnt that the ministry went ahead with the meeting on December 30, 2015 despite the fact that FIA members, which constitute about 95 per cent of the industry excluding Air India were unable to attend for several reasons detailed in several earlier communications. It is understood that the draft national aviation policy was discussed with Air Asia and Vistara, who constitute only 5 per cent of the total Indian airline industry," FIA said in the letter.
FIA comprises four domestic airlines--Jet Airways, IndiGo, SpiceJet and GoAir.
The Civil Aviation Ministry is likely to move the draft note for Union Cabinet's approval in the third week of January.
The FIA understands that even the national carrier Air India has opposed any change in the 5/20 and Route Dispersal Guidelines policies, it said, alleging that "views of Vistara and AirAsia India with regard to the scrapping of 5/20 norm and the RDG is that of a minuscule minority.
05/01/16 PTI/The Economic Times
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The Federation of Indian Airlines(FIA), in a letter to Civil Aviation Secretary R N Choubey today, also said it was yet to hear from the ministry on its earlier request for a meeting with him on the policy issue post-January 6.
"It is learnt that the ministry went ahead with the meeting on December 30, 2015 despite the fact that FIA members, which constitute about 95 per cent of the industry excluding Air India were unable to attend for several reasons detailed in several earlier communications. It is understood that the draft national aviation policy was discussed with Air Asia and Vistara, who constitute only 5 per cent of the total Indian airline industry," FIA said in the letter.
FIA comprises four domestic airlines--Jet Airways, IndiGo, SpiceJet and GoAir.
The Civil Aviation Ministry is likely to move the draft note for Union Cabinet's approval in the third week of January.
The FIA understands that even the national carrier Air India has opposed any change in the 5/20 and Route Dispersal Guidelines policies, it said, alleging that "views of Vistara and AirAsia India with regard to the scrapping of 5/20 norm and the RDG is that of a minuscule minority.
05/01/16 PTI/The Economic Times
