Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh is thinking of toughening the route dispersal guidelines, so that domestic carriers mandatorily fly to more Tier-3 and Tier-4 cities.
The apex court asked the government to get back by March 9 about the policy.
The SoP includes general principles, according to which, police responses must prioritise life safety, protection of rights, prevention of property damage, and de-escalation of potential conflicts.
At present domestic airlines are not allowed to fly on international routes until they have 20 aircraft in fleet and have completed five years of operations.
We are also looking to see if we can put guidelines for NSOPs: Ajit singh
The airline has closed reservation for flights to Silchar, Imphal, Aizawl, Jorhat in northeastern states from mid-February. Reservation has also been closed for flights to Madurai, Visakhapatnam, Raipur, Muscat and Sharjah.
Mittu Chandilya has criticised the proposed credit-based policy for international flight.
Small aircraft operators want better infra at regional airports.
They say it will have severe impact on their financial strength
Following a stampede at the Maha Kumbh that killed 30 people, the Uttar Pradesh government has stepped up security measures and crowd management efforts. Despite the tragedy, millions of devotees continue to flock to the religious gathering, undeterred by the pre-dawn chill and dense fog. Security forces are being deployed in larger numbers, and new restrictions will be imposed at key locations to prevent further incidents. The authorities are also conducting a thorough review of the arrangements in the Mela area, and several officials are being assigned to oversee operations until February 12.
The airline should have an accident/serious incident free record of operation.
There is no clarity on the stand taken by the PM on many issues plaguing the aviation sector
Govt to introduce new aviation policy on May 15.
Majority of India's international routes have been captured by foreign airlines.
IndiGo, Jet, SpiceJet and GoAir demand level playing field in aviation policy, say government can't favour only two new airlines.
Overseas airlines can operate unlimited number of flights into and out of India.
'There are smaller cities, which are very attractive to fly'.
A Supreme Court-constituted panel has asked the Union environment ministry to amend or withdraw the guidelines related to setting up zoos and safaris within tiger reserves and wildlife sanctuaries to discourage the use of wildlife habitats for tourism activities which are non-site specific.
Details were not immediately available ahead of a planned government briefing.
The civil aviation ministry received 20 applications and it granted NOCs to sixteen companies between 2009 till now
Let Air India - that anyway flies very limited international routes, often bleeding profusely and makes huge losses on trunk routes - do this national service, says Anjuli Bhargava.
Unplanned, last-minute pricing is hurting the aviation sector, as is evident from the balance sheets of Indian carriers
The Sensex ended lower on unfavourable cues.
The government also said it will hold consultations with the airlines to explore the possibility of curbing the menace of charging exorbitant airfares during emergency situations.
That it has been threatening to review this rule for a while is old hat anyway.
The plea has sought the apex court directions to the authorities to open the roads at Delhi borders, shift these protestors to allotted place and provide guidelines on social distancing and use of mask at the protest place to contain spread of COVID-19 cases.
The micro-blogging platform hopes its new emphasis on governance would help differentiate it from Facebook and Instagram.
'At the same time, if we are a little careless, we will run into trouble. No doubt about that.'
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