Union Civil Aviation Minister P Ashok Gajapathi Raju on Thursday
clarified that the government would not cancel small air-carriers on
metro routes.
This was in response to a report published in a section of media, speculating that the government's decision to cancel small airline operators on metro routes may impact newly launched companies like AirCosta, which have started operations on routes connecting Tier II and Tier III cities in recent years.
In fact, the government wanted to connect Tier II cities, which include important tourist and pilgrimage centres and key towns in the country by encouraging aviation companies and developing 100 small airports.
The Centre has estimated the country's passenger load capacity to touch 30 crore by 2020. To meet such growing demand for air travel in India, small airline companies like AirCosta have launched their services between metros and important Tier II cities and key towns.
As an initiative, AirCosta has announced its Vijayawada-Chennai flight from Friday.
Read news in full 04/07/14 Rama Mohan/International Business Times
This was in response to a report published in a section of media, speculating that the government's decision to cancel small airline operators on metro routes may impact newly launched companies like AirCosta, which have started operations on routes connecting Tier II and Tier III cities in recent years.
In fact, the government wanted to connect Tier II cities, which include important tourist and pilgrimage centres and key towns in the country by encouraging aviation companies and developing 100 small airports.
The Centre has estimated the country's passenger load capacity to touch 30 crore by 2020. To meet such growing demand for air travel in India, small airline companies like AirCosta have launched their services between metros and important Tier II cities and key towns.
As an initiative, AirCosta has announced its Vijayawada-Chennai flight from Friday.
Read news in full 04/07/14 Rama Mohan/International Business Times
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