The Centre should continue with the 5/20 rule, which stipulates that a domestic airline must have a fleet of 20 aircraft and have completed five years of domestic operations before it becomes eligible to start flights abroad, Assocham has said.
In its submission to the Civil Aviation Ministry on the Draft Civil Aviation Policy, Assocham has argued that the existing level playing field must be maintained for incumbent carriers vis-à-vis new entrants. The draft policy has made four suggestions on the policy. It points out that the new domestic flying credit system which the draft policy is proposing is not in “national interest”, as it favours foreign airline joint ventures here.