New Delhi: The United States of America has barred Air India from managing its own ground operations at US airports, in retaliation to the Indian government not permitting US carriers from ground handling at Indian airports.
The US Department of Transportation served this order on 30 July 2019, amending the operating authority of Indian carriers.
Though the order has been sent to both Air India and Jet Airways, the national carrier is the only one affected, since it alone is operating direct flights to and from Washington DC, San Francisco, Chicago and New York.
The order read: “The department described the failure of the Indian government to permit US carriers to exercise their bilateral right to perform their own ground handling (to ‘self-handle’) at Indian airports. Based on this failure, the department has suspended their right to self-handle at US airports.”
Ground handling includes a variety of services, including check-in, boarding, ramp-handling, maintenance, cleaning, catering and refuelling.
02/07/19 Ifrah Mufti/Print
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The US Department of Transportation served this order on 30 July 2019, amending the operating authority of Indian carriers.
Though the order has been sent to both Air India and Jet Airways, the national carrier is the only one affected, since it alone is operating direct flights to and from Washington DC, San Francisco, Chicago and New York.
The order read: “The department described the failure of the Indian government to permit US carriers to exercise their bilateral right to perform their own ground handling (to ‘self-handle’) at Indian airports. Based on this failure, the department has suspended their right to self-handle at US airports.”
Ground handling includes a variety of services, including check-in, boarding, ramp-handling, maintenance, cleaning, catering and refuelling.
02/07/19 Ifrah Mufti/Print
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