3 weeks ago

No Government Policy Bars Airport Operators From Owning Airlines

Big companies run airports, and other companies fly airplanes.

Someone asked the government if one company could do both.

The government said there is no rule stopping that.

A minister named Murlidhar Mohol told parliament this.

But some airports were built with private partners, and those agreements have special rules.

Those rules stop airlines from owning part of the airport company.

An airport operator asked for permission to change this rule.

The government has not made a decision on that request yet.

Some news reports said big companies like Adani wanted to start airlines.

Adani said those reports are not true.

Earlier, the aviation minister also said there are no plans to mix ethanol into airplane fuel.

Key facts

Government position: No policy restricts major airport operators from holding substantial equity in or operating scheduled airlines
Minister: Murlidhar Mohol, Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation
Forum: Written reply to an unstarred question in the Rajya Sabha
Question raised by: CPI(M) MP John Brittas
PPP restrictions: Some concession agreements restrict scheduled airlines and their group entities/associates from holding equity in concessionaires
Waiver request: Received by the Airports Authority of India; not yet examined by the Ministry of Civil Aviation
Adani denial: Adani Group said reports of it entering the airline business are 'baseless' and 'factually incorrect'
Related clarification: Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu said there is no proposal to blend ethanol with Aviation Turbine Fuel

thehansindia.com · 3 weeks ago

thehansindia.com · 3 weeks ago