Kochi: “Any solid decision regarding the commencement of domestic services for Air Kerala will be taken only after the Centre clarifies its policy stand. The final decision on the topic will be taken by the next Director Board meeting,” said a senior airport official after the CIAL and Air Kerala Director Board meeting held in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday.
“We speeded up the process of commencing Air Kerala operations after the Central Government started giving out signs that we would be able to provide foreign services after one year of domestic operations. However, the Central Government has failed to clarify its stand as of now,” he said. By the newly proposed Domestic Flying Credits( DFC) rule, credits are calculated on the basis of revenue per passenger kilometre. More credits can be earned by flying to tier 2 or tier 3 airports. To ply on foreign routes, an airline must have a minimum of five aircraft and must possess 200 credits in the case of new airlines and 300 credits, if it is an already existing airline.
By the current calculations, Air Kerala might have to wait for at least two years before commencing foreign services.
28/03/15 New Indian Express
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“We speeded up the process of commencing Air Kerala operations after the Central Government started giving out signs that we would be able to provide foreign services after one year of domestic operations. However, the Central Government has failed to clarify its stand as of now,” he said. By the newly proposed Domestic Flying Credits( DFC) rule, credits are calculated on the basis of revenue per passenger kilometre. More credits can be earned by flying to tier 2 or tier 3 airports. To ply on foreign routes, an airline must have a minimum of five aircraft and must possess 200 credits in the case of new airlines and 300 credits, if it is an already existing airline.
By the current calculations, Air Kerala might have to wait for at least two years before commencing foreign services.
28/03/15 New Indian Express
