AirAsia India may miss launch date
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AirAsia India may miss the launch date to start operations before Diwali this year.
The airline, which is a joint venture between Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia and India’s Tata Group may postpone its launch due to delays in regulatory clearances.
The company is waiting for the No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA), after which the airline has to receive operator’s permit (flying license) from the DGCA.
“I was hoping for before Diwali, but I am not sure. We are waiting for the NOC clearance and it really depends on that. I will never launch this airline until we are absolutely ready commercially, as well as operationally, from a safety stand point. So, if that means that I am delayed to a later point, I would rather do that and take the loss initially,” Mittu Chandilya, Chief Executive Officer of Air Asia (India) Pvt Ltd.
The airline has already recruited 200 staff and is expected to have around 470 employees by the time it starts the first phase of operations.
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