Mumbai: The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) is set to scrap the rule, which requires airlines to fly on domestic routes for five years and possess a fleet of at least 20 aircraft before launching international flights, by November end, as per a Mint report by P R Sanjai. With this, even new airlines being launched in India or foreign airlines investing in their Indian counterparts will be allowed to start overseas operations soon after launching operations. “I personally believe there is no logic in this rule and we are preparing a Cabinet note to scrap this rule after consultation with the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA),” said Ajit Singh, Minister for Civil Aviation, Government of India, in a telephonic interview. “We are looking at making this happen by November end. There could be some technical consultations that the Ministry requires to scrap this rule, but we are moving ahead with this decision,” Singh said.
Singh said that if an industrial house can fly on international routes with newly bought planes and a new foreign airline can fly to India, he sees no rationale for rules barring airlines to operate overseas flights.
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