The government has garnered more than Rs 1.15 crore towards funds for the regional air connectivity scheme, Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju has said.
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Our carriers are comparatively inefficient and not aggressive
The new aviation policy has brought in a lot of forward-looking changes to boost the slumping aviation industry; these changes have been made to make the industry more dynamic and lucrative for all the players and to level the playing field. One of the major changes which have been welcomed by the smaller airlines is that, prior to the policy change, an airline needed to have 20 planes and five years of local operations to fly overseas.
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50 more operational airports by 2019
Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju has said about 50 more airports, including the existing inactive ones, will be activated in the next three years.
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Govt to set up 50 regional airports
The Centre will set up 50 regional airports over the next three years, according to Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju. “We estimate about 50 new regional airports to come up in the next three years. Ten of them would be ready by the end of this year,” Gajapathi Raju told BusinessLine newspaper.
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New civil aviation policy may be out in April: Civil Aviation Minister
Union Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju said late March the new National Civil Aviation Policy is likely to be out in April. 'We are working on the policy which is likely to be out next month.
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No deadline for civil aviation policy: Raju
Civil aviation minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju has said the government has not set a deadline for finalising the civil aviation policy. He said the policy was in ´advanced stages´ and would be approved soon.
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Arunachal CM Asks to Fast-Track Greenfiel Airport
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki has urged the Centre to fast-track the process of setting up a greenfield airport near Itanagar to facilitate direct flights
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Privatisation of four airports on the cards
Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju has said that the Ministry was considering privatisation of four airports in the country, including the Ahmedabad Airport. ´We are thinking of privatising four airports in India.
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Arunachal Pradesh wants air hubs
Arunachal Pradesh has urged the Centre to develop airports and other ancillaries in the State in its new aviation policy. The matter was raised by the Arunachal Civil Aviation Minister Thangwang Wangham in a meeting for consultation of the Draft Civil Aviation Policy, convened by the Union Minister of Civil Aviation Ashok Gajapathi Raju in New Delhi.