Global operations for domestic airlines: Government mulls changing rules

NEW DELHI: Any new domestic airline must operate for at least two and a half years before beseeking permission to start international services, once the civil aviation ministry replaces the 5 years and 20 aircraft eligibility norms to fly international. The proposal that calls for the replacing the minimum criteria of flying international with a domestic flying credit provision will need approval from the Cabinet.

 "To be eligible for an international flight an airline will have to have completed an annual safety audit of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation. In addition an airline must have had an incident and serious accident free year and earned a certain number of points by meeting the guidelines for flying in India before it becomes eligible for international flights. We expect that it will take a minimum of 2.5 years for a startup to achieve all these criteria," said a senior civil aviation ministry official.
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