The new Indian government coming to power will need to do much more for the country’s aviation sector than its predecessor did in the last five years, said industry experts and airline executives.
The priority for the new government—predicted by many Exit Polls to be formed by BJP in its second consecutive win after 2014–should include a review of the aviation policy introduced in 2016. The government should address most aspects, especially the regional connectivity scheme, bilateral policies and airport infrastructure, industry experts said. Separately, there must also be fresh measures to deal with airline failures, given almost every new regional carrier failed to take off and India’s oldest airline Jet Airways grounded operations for want of funds.
The government needs to “review the aviation policy and address all challenges especially bilateral policy, ground handling, the regional connectivity scheme called UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik) schemes for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) units etc,” said Kapil Kapil, south Asia CEO of Sydney-based consultant CAPA Centre for Aviation.
Under the regional connectivity scheme which focuses on air-connecting India’s smaller towns, the government has in the last three years awarded close to 700 routes to various airlines but according to reports, only a fourth seem to be getting regular flights operations while the rest have faced prolonged grounding or infrastructural issues.
22/05/19 Economic Times
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The priority for the new government—predicted by many Exit Polls to be formed by BJP in its second consecutive win after 2014–should include a review of the aviation policy introduced in 2016. The government should address most aspects, especially the regional connectivity scheme, bilateral policies and airport infrastructure, industry experts said. Separately, there must also be fresh measures to deal with airline failures, given almost every new regional carrier failed to take off and India’s oldest airline Jet Airways grounded operations for want of funds.
The government needs to “review the aviation policy and address all challenges especially bilateral policy, ground handling, the regional connectivity scheme called UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik) schemes for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) units etc,” said Kapil Kapil, south Asia CEO of Sydney-based consultant CAPA Centre for Aviation.
Under the regional connectivity scheme which focuses on air-connecting India’s smaller towns, the government has in the last three years awarded close to 700 routes to various airlines but according to reports, only a fourth seem to be getting regular flights operations while the rest have faced prolonged grounding or infrastructural issues.
22/05/19 Economic Times
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