Foreign carriers allowed to add capacity in peak air traffic

New Delhi, Nov 13 (PTI) Foreign airlines can now use
larger aircraft and operate additional flights to India during
the peak tourist season under the fresh guidelines issued by
the government.

The guidelines, outlined by the Directorate General of
Civil Aviation (DGCA), clips the right of national carrier Air
India to clear the extra flights through a No-Objection
Certificate (NOC), official sources said.
The new rule allows foreign airlines to mount additional
capacity of up to 10 per cent of their entitlements during
periods of high air traffic, including the peak season,
natural calamities or major international events.
This means that these airlines can deploy larger aircraft
or operate additional flights. The airlines are subject to the
bilateral air traffic agreements between India and the
respective countries.
Earlier, the R N Kaw Committee, set up to strengthen the
DGCA, had recommended that availing of the NOC from the
national carrier should be done away with in order to clear
extra-section flights of its competitors.
This recommendation has been accepted by the government,
which expects that similar reciprocal rights would be granted
to Indian carriers by the foreign governments whose airlines
are being allowed to mount additional capacity, the sources
said. PTI ARC
DDC


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