New Delhi: A day after chairman emeritus of Tata Sons, Ratan Tata, accused older airlines of lobbying to retain the rule permitting overseas flights by Indian carriers, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Mahesh Sharma on Monday welcomed Tata’s suggestion and said the government would take a call on such issues at the right time. “We salute him (Ratan Tata). As an Indian citizen, he has given a suggestion. We welcome his suggestion. We will try to take a call on his suggestion,” Sharma was quoted by PTI. “We as a government are here to address and take call on such issues which come from various stakeholders and well wishers. The government will take a call at the right time,” Sharma said.
Tata criticised incumbent airlines’ ‘lobbying’ for retaining the 5/20 rule, which requires an Indian carrier to have minimum five years operational experience and at least 20 planes to operate international flights, thereby, making new airlines ineligible for overseas flights.
AirAsia India and Vistara, two airlines operated by the Tatas through joint ventures, are currently ineligible to operate overseas as per the 5/20 rule. The Tata group chairman emeritus applauded the government for considering to remove this “controversial rule”.
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Tata criticised incumbent airlines’ ‘lobbying’ for retaining the 5/20 rule, which requires an Indian carrier to have minimum five years operational experience and at least 20 planes to operate international flights, thereby, making new airlines ineligible for overseas flights.
AirAsia India and Vistara, two airlines operated by the Tatas through joint ventures, are currently ineligible to operate overseas as per the 5/20 rule. The Tata group chairman emeritus applauded the government for considering to remove this “controversial rule”.
To Read the News in Full 23/02/16 Indian Express
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