Govt may reconsider decision on A-380 flying to India

New Delhi: A final decision on whether the world’s largest civilian aircraft, Airbus A-380, should be allowed to operate regular scheduled flights into India will be taken by the Ministry of Civil Aviation after discussions with domestic airlines.
No time frame has yet been fixed on when a decision will be taken, senior Ministry officials said, after an internal meeting here on Wednesday. The meeting was called to discuss whether to allow the double-deck aircraft, which can seat as many as 525 passengers, to operate regular scheduled flights into India.
Several airlines, including Singapore Airlines, Dubai-based Emirates and Germany’s Lufthansa, are keen to bring the aircraft into India, but are currently prevented by the Indian rules.
The Government has all along maintained that allowing the A-380 into the country will see foreign airlines take away a large chunk of international traffic and, therefore, will be detrimental to the interests of domestic carriers such as Jet Airways and Air India.
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