Mumbai: If everything goes as per the plan, the much awaited new
aviation policy is expected to get cleared by mid to end of September,
revealed the sources aware about the development. The policy, which was
proposed to uplift the civil aviation in India, has been cleared at the
ministry level and sent for the final approval of PMO and finance
department.
Though the officials refused to speak on record on the subject, the indications are that the new aviation policy is likely to do away with controversial 5/20 rule, which requires an airline in India to complete five years in domestic operations and have a fleet size of at least 20 aircraft to fly international routes.
According to a note prepared by the civil aviation ministry earlier, the need for a new aviation policy arose because the total air passenger traffic in India has increased from 109 million in 2008-09 to 143 million in 2010-11.
Available forecasts suggest that by 2020, air passenger traffic will be around 290-300 million. To meet this huge air traffic demand, approximately 350-400 operational airports will be required across the country. This implies that huge private investments will have to be attracted as Airports Authority of India alone will not be able to raise rupees 60,000-70,000 crore required for the development.
Read news in full 14/08/15 Shahkar Abidi/Daily News & Analysis
Though the officials refused to speak on record on the subject, the indications are that the new aviation policy is likely to do away with controversial 5/20 rule, which requires an airline in India to complete five years in domestic operations and have a fleet size of at least 20 aircraft to fly international routes.
According to a note prepared by the civil aviation ministry earlier, the need for a new aviation policy arose because the total air passenger traffic in India has increased from 109 million in 2008-09 to 143 million in 2010-11.
Available forecasts suggest that by 2020, air passenger traffic will be around 290-300 million. To meet this huge air traffic demand, approximately 350-400 operational airports will be required across the country. This implies that huge private investments will have to be attracted as Airports Authority of India alone will not be able to raise rupees 60,000-70,000 crore required for the development.
Read news in full 14/08/15 Shahkar Abidi/Daily News & Analysis
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