Government to follow AI non-interference policy
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The Indian government said it will not “force” Air India to fly to unconnected cities.
A congress member in Lok Sabha, India’s parliament, said it should only ask the state-run carrier to do so if it was unable to attract private airlines.
According to the Times of India, Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju said the airline is recovering from losses because of the government’s “non-interference” policy which will “facilitate and not compel” airline operations.
“Air India is coming out of losses because of our non-interference. We won’t force them,” the minister said.
Raju made the remarks when the issue of lack of air connectivity was raised and Rajiv Satav urged him to ask Air India to connect places like Nanded, a Sikh pilgrimage centre.
Raju, however, said that in the draft civil aviation policy there is a proposal to connect unserved and unconnected airports under the Regional Connectivity Scheme, according to the newspaper.
“The details of the scheme including the action plan are being finalised. An indicative cost of INR50-100 crore (INR500m-1bn, or US$7.4-14.8m) has been envisaged in the budget speech for 2016-1017,” he said.
“The commencement of activity in these unconnected, unserved airports and airstrips depends on the willingness of the airlines and of the state governments to agree to the conditions of the scheme,” he said in a written reply.
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