AirAsia India may get SOP for domestic services by January end

Mumbai: AirAsia India is likely to receive the schedule operator permit (SOP), which will allow it to operate air services in the country, by next month, sources said. "We are working on the airline's application (for SOP). In all likelihood, the carrier will have it in place by January end," sources at the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) told.
AirAsia India, which is the subsidiary of Malaysia-based no-frills carrier AirAsia, had applied to the DGCA in September for SOP, days after it received no objection certificate from the Civil Aviation Ministry. The process of examining the application is almost over, sources said.
AirAsia owns 49 per cent stake while Tata Sons owns 30 per cent and Arun Bhatia of Telestra Tradeplace owns 21 per cent in AirAsia India.
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