Mumbai: Private Airport Operators wants the government to liberalise air traffic rights in order to encourage growth. The demand for opening up of Indian skies is amongst several recommendations made by the group to civil aviation minister A Gajpati Raju.
APAO members include airports in Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kochi.
"To encourage passenger/cargo traffic liberal bilaterals should be encouraged with no restrictions, similar to the USA policy,'' APAO has written in a letter to the minister. India has an open skies agreement with the US which allows unlimited frequencies between two countries.
In 2013 Delhi and Mumbai airports had objected to the government granting additional 37,000 weekly seats to Abu Dhabi as it would divert the traffic from tier II and III cities into Gulf. Then two busiest airports had argued that this will impact their plans to develop hubs and APAO's recommendation now is in contrast with stand taken earlier. Air India too has been opposing liberal grant of traffic rights to foreign airlines.
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APAO members include airports in Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kochi.
"To encourage passenger/cargo traffic liberal bilaterals should be encouraged with no restrictions, similar to the USA policy,'' APAO has written in a letter to the minister. India has an open skies agreement with the US which allows unlimited frequencies between two countries.
In 2013 Delhi and Mumbai airports had objected to the government granting additional 37,000 weekly seats to Abu Dhabi as it would divert the traffic from tier II and III cities into Gulf. Then two busiest airports had argued that this will impact their plans to develop hubs and APAO's recommendation now is in contrast with stand taken earlier. Air India too has been opposing liberal grant of traffic rights to foreign airlines.
READ NEWS IN FULL 13/06/14 Business Standard
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