Puducherry: Almost nine months after the sole airline to operate flights out of the city wound up services, the territorial administration has dangled out a hard-to-resist incentive to attract private operators to the sector.
Under the new scheme launched under the umbrella of tourism promotional initiatives, the Puducherry government will offer Rs. 1,000 each for an aggregate of 200 seats on a daily basis, subject to a cap of 50 seats or a sum of Rs. 50,000 per fixed wing or rotary aircraft.
The incentive is valid for a period of six months and its subsequent renewal would be decided by the government.
The incentive applies to flights and chopper services from “Pondicherry/Karaikal to other destinations and from other destinations to Pondicherry/Karaikal. It shall be only in the form of Rs. 1,000 per seat per carrier per day from Puducherry and from Karaikal.’’
“The incentive will apply irrespective of the occupancy level on the flight,” a top-ranking government official said.
30/10/14 M. Dinesh Varma/R Sivaraman/The Hindu
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Under the new scheme launched under the umbrella of tourism promotional initiatives, the Puducherry government will offer Rs. 1,000 each for an aggregate of 200 seats on a daily basis, subject to a cap of 50 seats or a sum of Rs. 50,000 per fixed wing or rotary aircraft.
The incentive is valid for a period of six months and its subsequent renewal would be decided by the government.
The incentive applies to flights and chopper services from “Pondicherry/Karaikal to other destinations and from other destinations to Pondicherry/Karaikal. It shall be only in the form of Rs. 1,000 per seat per carrier per day from Puducherry and from Karaikal.’’
“The incentive will apply irrespective of the occupancy level on the flight,” a top-ranking government official said.
30/10/14 M. Dinesh Varma/R Sivaraman/The Hindu
