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New Delhi, June 27 Assocham has called for a "survival package" for the domestic civil aviation industry, stating that the "unprecedented" increase in non-aeronautical service charges and "manifold" increase in aviation turbine fuel prices has threatened the survival of this industry. Interacting with media, the Assocham Civil Aviation Committee Chairman, Mr Jagdish Gupta, along with representatives from industry, said there has been huge increase in cost particularly in hangar, checking and ticketing counters and back-up office spaces. He said there was an urgent need for the appointment of third regulator-"Aviation Economic Regulator" along with the DGCA (safety) and BCAS (security) regulators. -Our Bureau

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