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Wednesday,
December 29, 2004 (New Delhi):
Domestic Airlines have been permitted to fly overseas
except to the Gulf region, Civil Aviation Minister Praful
Patel said today.
Only Indian Airlines would be allowed to operate in the Gulf
region for the next three years and private airlines will not
be allowed in this region during the period, he told
reporters after Cabinet meeting.
"Those private airlines who get permission to fly overseas
will be able to do so," he added.
Guidelines will be framed in this regard later, he added.
Later Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee said the private
airlines, which have been allowed to fly abroad, would need
to have a minimum five years of flying experience in the
domestic sector, besides a minimum mileage coverage.
He said they would also have to confine themselves to the
norms laid down by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation
in this regard.
Mukherjee said the Civil Aviation Minister has also been
asked to come out with a policy paper on liberalisation of
the sector, including the concept of 'open sky', soon before
the Cabinet for its approval.
The new Civil Aviation Policy would have to provide a roadmap
for the liberalisation of the sector, with an aim to make
flying more affordable and provide more connectivity and
passenger and cargo capacity.
news from ndtv.com
(With PTI inputs)
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