New Delhi: The aviation ministry is planning to allow non-schedule operator permit (NSOP) holders or charter operators to have a timetable like schedule airlines and fly from metros to non-metros and within small towns, in a move that is aimed at bringing flying within the common man's reach. With 126 NSOPs in India -which include India's biggest corporates like Reliance, Adanis, Tatas and Jindal Steel -this hitherto unserved sector could witness an unprecedented spurt.
"Those who wish to convert will have to commit a minimum number of flying hours on each aircraft as they will be allowed to rent out their planes for charter also," said an aviation source.
The new aviation policy being finalised by aviation secretary R N Choubey will have the complete blueprint of this ambitious plan. But it is learnt that the SCAs will have to bid for routes, in which even schedule airlines can participate.
08/10/15 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India
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"Those who wish to convert will have to commit a minimum number of flying hours on each aircraft as they will be allowed to rent out their planes for charter also," said an aviation source.
The new aviation policy being finalised by aviation secretary R N Choubey will have the complete blueprint of this ambitious plan. But it is learnt that the SCAs will have to bid for routes, in which even schedule airlines can participate.
08/10/15 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India
