The much delayed AirAsia India’s operations are expected to commence early March 2014 with the Chennai-based budget carrier confident of securing its scheduled air operator permit (AOP) by the end of this month.
The approval from the office of Indian Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is in the final stages and can be secured within the next two to three weeks, said AirAsia India CEO Mittu Chandilya.
“After we get the flying permit, operations can commence within the following 30 to 45 days. Everything is in place for us to kick-start once we get the approval,” he told The Malaysian Reserve during his recent visit to Malaysia.
When asked on the delay in securing all the approvals, Chandilya said: “It is not that easy as the people and media think. The last airline went through the same process that took one year to be completed. So we are on a faster track.”
Read news in full 06/01/14 Prem Kumar Panjamorthy/Malaysian Reserve
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