India may end “bizarre” five-year airline rule
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The Indian government could lift a ruling that requires airlines to fly five years on domestic routes before they are
permitted to launch international services.
Local news portal firstpost.com reported an unnamed official in the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) as saying that the government was looking at relaxing rule, ahead of AirAsia India’s entry into the country.
AirAsia’s Group CEO, Tony Fernandes, recently called the rule – which also requires international airlines to have a minimum fleet of 20 aircraft – “bizarre”.
In recent years, other Indian low-cost carriers including IndiGo and SpiceJet were required to wait five years before launching international flights.
AirAsia India is due to launch services from Chennai in the fourth quarter of this year.
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