Last week, Kalitta Air filed a response in support of the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) decision to impose reporting requirements on all Indian carriers operating their own aircraft at U.S. airports.
The DOT initially issued two orders imposing reporting requirements on all Indian carriers operating their own aircraft at U.S. airports. The decision was in reaction to India’s prohibition on U.S. carriers to exercise their bilateral right to perform their own ground handling at Indian airports under an “Open Skies Agreement” between the countries.
In its response to the orders issued by the U.S. DOT, Kalitta Air said that it supports the DOT’s findings and proposed actions. The carrier submitted that the government of India’s action is a violation of the U.S.-India bilateral agreement to allow carriers the flexibility to combine different flight numbers within one aircraft operation in the same way it violates U.S. carriers’ self-handling operations. Kalitta said India has also violated rights to transfer traffic from any of its aircraft to any of its other aircraft at any point on the routes in emergency situations, as well as right to change of gauge – that is, a change in the type or number of aircraft operated by an airline on a route. The government-imposed “burden” shows the same unwillingness to honor the rights of carriers as seen in the self-handling ban, according to Kalitta Air.
14/05/19 Chelsea Toczauer/Cargo Airport News
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The DOT initially issued two orders imposing reporting requirements on all Indian carriers operating their own aircraft at U.S. airports. The decision was in reaction to India’s prohibition on U.S. carriers to exercise their bilateral right to perform their own ground handling at Indian airports under an “Open Skies Agreement” between the countries.
In its response to the orders issued by the U.S. DOT, Kalitta Air said that it supports the DOT’s findings and proposed actions. The carrier submitted that the government of India’s action is a violation of the U.S.-India bilateral agreement to allow carriers the flexibility to combine different flight numbers within one aircraft operation in the same way it violates U.S. carriers’ self-handling operations. Kalitta said India has also violated rights to transfer traffic from any of its aircraft to any of its other aircraft at any point on the routes in emergency situations, as well as right to change of gauge – that is, a change in the type or number of aircraft operated by an airline on a route. The government-imposed “burden” shows the same unwillingness to honor the rights of carriers as seen in the self-handling ban, according to Kalitta Air.
14/05/19 Chelsea Toczauer/Cargo Airport News
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