NEW DELHI: Two months after Tata Sons took control of Air India from the government, India’s former national carrier will no longer enjoy a priority in the allocation of international traffic rights, according to a revised set of guidelines issued by aviation watchdog, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
DGCA dropped the clause which gave the former state-owned airline an advantage over other private airlines in its revised guideline issues on April 19.
The deleted clause said, “Due consideration shall be given to operational plans submitted by Air India before allocation of the traffic rights to other eligible applicants.” This clause was part of the Guidelines for Grant of Permission to Indian Air Transport Undertakings for Operation of Scheduled International Air Transport Services, which was issued on March 15, 2017.
