New Delhi: The ministers in the former United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government criticised the first-ever policy on aviation, saying it lacks crucial requirements and falls short of an implementation plan, a day after the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government announced the policy.
The two significant announcements in the policy are — replacement of five years and 20 aircraft international flying norms with 0/20 or 20%, whichever is higher, and introduction of regional flights at a fixed fare of Rs 2,500/hour. ET spoke to former aviation ministers Praful Patel and Ajit Singh, trying to pick their brains on the new initiatives.
While Patel said that the policy lacks vision on the execution of key announcements, Singh termed it a missed opportunity. "While the concept of regional flights at Rs 2,500 per hour is good as newer cities will be connected, there will be many challenges of execution, which the government has not factored in, it seems," Patel told.
17/06/16 Mihir Mishra/Economic Times
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The two significant announcements in the policy are — replacement of five years and 20 aircraft international flying norms with 0/20 or 20%, whichever is higher, and introduction of regional flights at a fixed fare of Rs 2,500/hour. ET spoke to former aviation ministers Praful Patel and Ajit Singh, trying to pick their brains on the new initiatives.
While Patel said that the policy lacks vision on the execution of key announcements, Singh termed it a missed opportunity. "While the concept of regional flights at Rs 2,500 per hour is good as newer cities will be connected, there will be many challenges of execution, which the government has not factored in, it seems," Patel told.
17/06/16 Mihir Mishra/Economic Times
